Inquiry into Physics
Inquiry into Physics
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ISBN: 9781337515863
Author: Ostdiek
Publisher: Cengage
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These are generally defined as the terms which precede or describes the dimensions further. These are also further divided into two parts namely fundamental units and the derived units.
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Chapter 1, Problem 2MIO
To determine

(a)

To check why during lightning the flash of light reaches us in a fraction of a second, but the sound (thunder) is delayed?

To determine

(b)

To obtain the relation between the distance of lightning strike to the number of seconds between light and the thunder sound.

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