(a). Define Atomic radius? Ans. The distance from the centre of the atom to the outermost electrons is called the Atomic radius. (b) State and explain the trends in the atomic radius for the period and a group. Ans. As you move across a period the atomic radius decreases except for the noble gases, because…
Why is math important? By now, it is obvious to see that computers are taking our jobs. In a few years, robots will take more than 15% of our current jobs. It teaches us about the importance of math. So why is math important? It’s not too complicated. We use math everyday. For example, we…
The term “stereotype” holds many definitions. While Aronson et al. state that “stereotypes are widely held evaluative generalizations about a group of people”, the definition from Augoustinos et al. is that “a stereotype is a schema, with all the properties of schemas”. As one can tell from these definitions, a stereotype can be seen as…
OBJECTIVES To understand how a potential difference (voltage) can cause an electric current flow through a conductor. To understand the relationship between voltage, current, and resistance in a DC circuit. To explain the physics behind the different current readings across the circuit. THEORY Direct Current (DC) is the constant flow of electric charge from high…
Socrates believed that living a life where you live under the rules of others, in a continuous routine without examining what you actually want out of it is not worth living. This illustration of a lifestyle is what Socrates would describe an unexamined life. Hence Socrates’ renowned statement “The unexamined life is not worth living”.…
Anglo-Saxon England: Anglo-Saxon England was early medieval England starting at the end of Roman Britain, which lasted until 1066, the Norman invasion Edward the Confessor: Saint Edward the Confessor ruled in Anglo Saxon times as a king of England. He ruled from 1042 to 1066. Witan: The witan consisted of the most politically powerful men…
PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING: Psychological testing is the branch of psychology in which we use standardized tests, construct them in order to understand the individual differences. Psychological testing is a term that refers to the use of psychological tests. It refers to all the possible uses, applications, and underlying concepts of psychological tests. TEST: Test is defined…
Throughout the novella, love is a recurring theme. It tells the story about the feeling of unrequited love, illustrated through the three main characters in the book. Miss Amelia Evans, Cousin Lymon Willis, and Marvin Macy, who are the players involved in sort of a love triangle. Marvin Macy is described as a handsome man…
Management Financial management refers to the coordination of a business’s accounting and finance activities. Accounting: management tool used to record financial transactions to provide a summary of the business’s financial position. Finance: coordination of how a business funds (pays for) its activities Key elements include: Financial planning Financial control Financial decision making Business: an organization…
Chapter One Matter is anything that takes up space. Solids and liquids are incompressible. Gases are highly compressible. Gas refers to a substance that is a gas at room temperature; vapor refers to the gas form of a solid/liquid substance. Chapter Three Physical properties are characteristics that can be observed without changing composition. Extensive properties…
Courage is mental or moral strength to venture, persevere and withstand danger, fear or difficulty. In the real world, people are often given difficult situations that many do not want to face. Through their own values and decisions, they choose to either persevere through their own problems or take the easy way out, which often…
Courage is mental or moral strength to venture, persevere and withstand danger, fear or difficulty. In the real world, people are often given difficult situations that many do not want to face. Through their own values and decisions, they choose to either persevere through their own problems or take the easy way out, which often…
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is considered by many the greatest love stories ever written. A wide variety of literature, despite how renowned, is susceptible to great alterations that may change the entire meaning of the work, such as Romeo and Juliet. The play, set in 17th Century Verona, Italy, is…
Introduction: Fatty acids are long chains of hydrocarbons with COOH groups, or carboxyl groups. Fatty acids are further classified as either saturated or unsaturated based on the type of bonds present. Unsaturated fatty acids contain multiple bonds in addition to single bonds, they are likely to exist as liquids in room temperature. Oils are mixtures…
Problem: Yeasts undergo aerobic cell respiration if there is sufficient oxygen and releases carbon dioxide as a waste product. Yeasts, like any other cells, have an optimum temperature at which they work most efficiently, including the process of cell respiration. This experiment aims to discover the relation between temperature and the carbon dioxide yield of…
“Chaos was the law of nature; order was the dream of man.” (Henry B. Adams) Often times, one may find themselves in a situation where they realize that their life has become full of chaos and destruction. One will soon begin to understand that natural evil within man’s heart outweighs the order within society and…
“A man doesn’t become a hero until he can see the root of his own downfall” (Aristotle). Aristotle theorizes that a Tragic Hero will effectively evoke both one’s pity and one’s terror. Eventually, a Tragic Hero dies a tragic death, falling from great heights, while creating irreversible mistakes. The hero must courageously accept their fate…
Seti I was the son of Ramses I (More commonly known as Ramesses I, meaning “Born of Ra”) and Sitre (“Daughter of Re”) and was born in the year 1323 BC and died in 1279 BC[1], in Avaris, Egypt. He was the husband of Queen Tuya, and had four children with her, which of these…
The concept and act of ‘death’ is often explored by poets in the Romantic movement, and Byron in ‘Lines Inscribed Upon a Cup’ and Keats in ‘Ode to a Nightingale’ are no exceptions. Both died young and both experienced tragic deaths of close family or friends before their own untimely demise. At a time of…
O Rose, thou art sick! Like in many of Blake’s poems, an exclamation mark in used where he comments on an issue that seems obviously atrocious to him, but the rest of the world is seemingly oblivious to it as they do nothing to change it. “Rose” – could symbolise the natural world. Could symbolise…
