Practical PhysicsGinn, 1922 - 472 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 49
Page viii
... Potential and Capacity 244 XIV . ELECTRICITY IN MOTION Detection of Electric Currents . Chemical Effects . Magnetic Effects . Measurement of Currents . Electric Bell and Tele- graph . Resistance and Electromotive Force . Primary Cells ...
... Potential and Capacity 244 XIV . ELECTRICITY IN MOTION Detection of Electric Currents . Chemical Effects . Magnetic Effects . Measurement of Currents . Electric Bell and Tele- graph . Resistance and Electromotive Force . Primary Cells ...
Page 123
... Potential and kinetic energy . A body may have a capacity for doing work not only because it has been given an ... potential energy " and " kinetic energy " are used . Potential energy includes the energy of lifted weights , of coiled or ...
... Potential and kinetic energy . A body may have a capacity for doing work not only because it has been given an ... potential energy " and " kinetic energy " are used . Potential energy includes the energy of lifted weights , of coiled or ...
Page 124
... potential and kinetic varieties . When the pendulum bob is at rest at the bottom of its arc , it possesses no energy ... potential energy . As now the bob falls to C this potential energy is com- pletely transformed into kinetic en- ergy ...
... potential and kinetic varieties . When the pendulum bob is at rest at the bottom of its arc , it possesses no energy ... potential energy . As now the bob falls to C this potential energy is com- pletely transformed into kinetic en- ergy ...
Page 125
... potential energy . If now we drop the second assumption , a very simple experiment will show that our con- clusion must be somewhat modified . Suppose , for instance , that instead of lifting a 500 - gram weight slowly by means of a ...
... potential energy . If now we drop the second assumption , a very simple experiment will show that our con- clusion must be somewhat modified . Suppose , for instance , that instead of lifting a 500 - gram weight slowly by means of a ...
Page 126
... potential energy in ergs instead of in gram centimeters , we have P.E. = Mgh ergs . ( 12 ) Since this energy is all transformed into kinetic energy when the mass falls the distance h , the product Mgh also represents the number of ergs ...
... potential energy in ergs instead of in gram centimeters , we have P.E. = Mgh ergs . ( 12 ) Since this energy is all transformed into kinetic energy when the mass falls the distance h , the product Mgh also represents the number of ergs ...
Contents
190 | |
190 | |
198 | |
199 | |
203 | |
222 | |
222 | |
230 | |
72 | |
73 | |
84 | |
84 | |
90 | |
102 | |
102 | |
105 | |
106 | |
122 | |
122 | |
128 | |
134 | |
134 | |
152 | |
152 | |
161 | |
230 | |
240 | |
240 | |
244 | |
246 | |
246 | |
289 | |
319 | |
337 | |
357 | |
378 | |
402 | |
417 | |
447 | |
465 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
ammeter amperes angle armature ball body calories carbon charge circuit coil color condenser conductor convex lens copper cubic centimeter Daniell cell density diameter direction distance dynamo earth electric electric charge electroscope engine equal experiment fact fall flame focal length fork freezing friction galvanic cell galvanometer gases glass gram gravity heat Hence hydrogen inch induced iron kinetic energy lamp Leclanché cell lens lever light lines of force liquid magnet mass mechanical advantage mercury metal meter mirror molecules motion moving needle ohms opposite overtone pass pipe piston placed plane plate pole position potential pressure produced pull pump QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS rays reflected resistance rotation shown in Fig shows sound specific gravity speed steam substances surface temperature thermometer tion tube vapor velocity vessel vibration volts wave length weight wheel wire zinc