Which one of the following of glass can cut ultraviolet rays?
AJena Glass
BCrookes Glass
CSoda Glass
DPyrex Glass
Correct answer
B. Crookes Glass
Explanation
Crookes glass is a kind of glass which contains mainly cerium oxide and silica. The cerium oxide can sharply absorb the harmful UV rays coming from the sun.
Two identical metal balls with charges + 2Q and – Q are separated by some distance, and exert a force F on each other. They are joined by a conducting wire, which is then removed. The force between them will now be_________?
AF
BF/4
CF/8
DF/2
Correct answer
C. F/8
Explanation
F/8 is the correct answer. Review the question and compare it with the other choices to remember this fact for future exams.
Why the needle of iron swims on water surface when it is kept gently ?
AIt will remain under the water, when it will displace more water than its weight
Bthe density of needle is less than that of water
Cdue to its shape
Ddue to surface tension
Correct answer
D. due to surface tension
Explanation
According to Archimedes principle and we can note that the amount of water displaced by a needle is lesser than the amount of water moved out by the needle (that is displacement of the needle). So the needle initially stays on the surface of the water and then sinks into the water. Surface tension is a contractive tendency of the surface of a liquid that allows it to resist an external force. It is revealed, for example, in the floating of some objects on the surface of water, even though they are denser than water, and in the ability of some insects (e.g. water striders) to run on the water surface. This property is caused by cohesion of similar molecules, and is responsible for many of the behaviors of liquids.
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