The Bending of Starlight as Predicted by Einstein

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Light falls in a gravitational field, for instance, a laser beam fired horizontally across a room will be closer to…

The physics behind Global Positioning System (GPS)

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The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a framework that allows anyone, with the aid of a small device, to identify…

The Operation of Magnetically Levitated Trains (Maglevs)

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Magnetic levitation (maglev), take place when the magnetic interaction is strong enough to balance the force of gravity. The like…

Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation

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Newton’s law of universal gravitation is a physical law that states that every particle attracts every other particle in the…

Basic Facts about Superconductors

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Most of the conductors we use in our daily life are metals such copper wire. While these conductors are useful…

Coulomb’s Law and Electric Field

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According to Benjamin Franklin, we have two types of electric charges i.e. positive and negative charges. Positive and negative charges…

Uses of Static Electricity

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Even though static electricity can be unsafe, it has some uses as discussed below: In vehicles spark plugs ignite fuel…

Newton’s Laws of Motions

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Before Einstein, physicists believed that the behaviour of almost everything was controlled by three rules called “Newton’s Laws of Motion”.…

Basic Properties of Nuclei

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All nuclei are made up of two types of particles, namely: protons and neutrons. The only exception is the ordinary…

Bohr’s Original Quantum Theory of Spectra

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Regarded as one of the greatest discoveries, Niels Bohr’s original quantum theory of spectra was one of the most revolutionary…