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Workdone vs Energy When you hit a golf ball with a golf club, you exert force on the club which in turn exerts force on the ball. So the energy of the golfer is transferred into energy in the club and finally into energy in the ball. We all know that the energy can neither […]
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Venturi vs Orifice Orifice meters and Venturi meters are devices that are used to measure the pressure of flow of fluids. Both of them are differential pressure flow meters and work by placing a constriction in the flow of liquid. As fluid passes this constriction, its velocity increases according to Bernoulli Equation, which says that […]
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Mass vs Molar Mass We know about mass though we commonly use the concept of weight instead of mass in our daily life. Weight of a person is a product of the mass of his body and gravity of earth. Since this gravitational effect is same all over the earth, it is more convenient to […]
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Liquid vs Solution All of us are aware of liquids that that are examples of one of the three phases that matter exists in (plasma is the fourth phase). Liquids are characterized by their ability to flow and their ability to take the shape of the container in which they are placed. Water is the […]
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Liquid vs Solid Liquid and solid are two of the three primary phases matter is found in nature. Though plasma state is more common is more common in our universe, especially in hot stars and planets, it is solids, liquids, and gases that we have to contend with, on earth. Solid and liquid are two […]
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Liquid vs Gas Every substance found in our universe exists in one of the four phases namely solid, liquid, gas, and plasma. Though, plasma is one phase that is found more than the other three phases, it occurs more in hot stars and other planets. So it is mostly solids, liquids and gases that we […]
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Liquid vs Fluid When you are sick and your doctor suggests you to take more fluids, what do you infer? Similarly when you buy brake oil to be used in your car and the container has brake fluid written over it, what do you make out of the term? This and other common usage of […]
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Physics vs Metaphysics When a Yogi floats on air or a dancer performs extraordinary feats that cannot be explained using the principles of physics, they are at best left unanswered and sometimes the persons are even labeled as fraud or cheats. This is because the knowledge of mankind is limited by what they know about […]
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人们总是混淆是湿度和水分tween the concepts of humidity and moisture as these are closely related concepts. This is because of the use of the word humidity in place of moisture when talking about weather conditions. In daily life, moisture finds many more applications than just weather, and this is what this […]
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Ductility vs Brittleness Ductility and brittleness are two of the most important physical properties of materials in construction engineering. Ductility of a material is its ability to deform when a tensile force is applied upon it. It is also referred to as the ability of a substance to withstand plastic deformation without undergoing rupture. Brittleness, […]