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Fuel vs Oil Mankind is dependent upon fuel for its energy requirements and most of this requirement is met using fossil fuels that are our natural resources and are limited in quantity. Crude oil, or petroleum in which form it is used for our purposes, is a naturally occurring flammable liquid that is found inside […]
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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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Momentum vs Energy Momentum and energy (kinetic energy) are important properties of a moving object and governed by Newton’s Laws of motion. They are both related to each other as the product of mass and velocity of a moving object is its momentum and half of the product of mass and the square of its […]
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Amps vs Volts Amperes (amps) and volts are the basic concepts that one learns when studying electricity in physics. While current in electricity is measured in amps, voltage describes potential difference across terminals or bodies. There is another physical property of substances that allow flow of electricity through them and is known as resistance (r). […]
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Static Energy vs Kinetic Energy Energy is defined as our ability to do work. Energy takes many forms and it can neither be created nor destroyed. The total energy of the universe remains constant and just changes itself into different forms such as light energy, heat energy, fuel energy, wave energy, sound energy, chemical energy […]
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Energy vs Power Power and energy are two terms often used interchangeably. It is common to see even engineers making the mistake of using the terms power and energy interchangeably. The plight of common people can be easily understood thus. Well, the two terms are very closely related but are not the same and there are differences […]