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  • How do you dissolve silicic acid SiO2xH2O?
    In excess NaOH.
  • What is the alcohol found in a triglyceride?
    glycerol
  • Does air pressure affect the speed of sound?
    No. Speed of sound is independent of pressure. It is a function of temperature.
  • A measure of electrical power?
    Electrical power in SI is measured in watts, or joules per second. It is equal to current times voltage, which is also equal to...
  • Why methane is also known as Marsh gas?
    Methane is called a marsh gas because it is formed by methanogenic organisms that can be found is marshes (thus concentrations...
  • Do matte colors reflect light?
    if they didn't you couldn't see them
  • How can astronomers study space beyond Earth?
    By using telescopes and launching robotic instruments as probes.
  • Is there a man inside a water machine?
    No, there is not. It is an automated system.
  • Rocket works on the principle of conservation of?
    rocket works on the principle of newton's laws of motion
  • How is condensation used in every day life?
    if you had a really cold water bottle and you left it outside in mild or hot weather it would have little drips going down it it...
  • If two objects have the same mass but different volumes which will be more dense?
    The one with the smaller volume.
  • Doubt is the key to knowledge to what extent is this true?
    This is true to an extent in that, being doubtful or unsure about something gives one the desire to research and find out as much...
  • What does remote sensing allow us to do?
    Remote sensing makes it possible to collect data on dangerous or inaccessible areas. This includes monitoring deforestation in...
  • State 2 differences between transverse waves and longitudinal waves?
    First and foremost is that rigidity is essential for transverse waves to travel through the medium.But in longitudinal it is not...
  • What happens to flame in zero gravity?
    When something burns, like a candle for instance, the substance acting as the fuel (e.g. the wax) becomes very hot and...
  • Is distilled water with ice cubes a homogeneous mixture?
    In fact, it isn't even a mixture. Ice cubes and distilled water both are just water in two different states.
  • What is a word meaning particles of a liquid spread throughout another liquid?
    mixing - dispersion
  • When is the next meteor shower in northern Michigan?
    The next major meteor shower in this area will be the Leonid shower and will peak on November 18, 2010 at around midnight. It...
  • How do you draw a backpack?
    draw it backwards!!!
  • How old is Donald Schultz from wild recon?
    32
  • What is the name of MgNO3 2?
    Magnesium nitrate: Mg(NO3)2
  • What are the five parts of scientific thinking?
    use this website address and you might find an answer to your question: ...
  • How do you make a calculator out of cardboard?
    you need a flux capaciter and a 2k resister and your mum
  • Do animals perspire the same way as humans?
    The vast majority of animals do not perspire at all. Only selected mammals perform this function.
  • What is the symbolic meaning of a rooster?
    In the West, the rooster has been a symbol of a rising sun and starting a new day. In the East, specifically in China, the...
  • Can you have two dependent varibles?
    You can have many dependent variables. If you measure the length, width and height of a solid block of metal and have temperature...
  • Does glass absorb sound?
    Sound waves are a form of energy, so that energy may only be converted into another form. Energy can neither be created or...
  • What is the difference between lithium 6 and lithum 7 on the periodic table?
    Lithium-6 and lithium-7 are two different isotopes of lithium. All lithium atoms have 3 protons, but they may have different...
  • What happens if a leaf gets no light?
    without light the leaf cant synthesise its own food and dradually dies due to lack of food.
  • Why Is reproduction not important for the survival of one organism?
    reproduction is essential for the survival of a species; however a individual can live without reproducing
  • What role does bacteria play in cheese making?
    cheese is made by bacteria go Packers for Super Bowl 2011
  • How does a green onion plant reproduce?
    Seeds
  • Does chlorine water rust nails?
    Yes. The high concentration of chemicals keeps for pool clean from bacteria, but is also strong enough to eat away at substances...
  • What is the cloudy emulsion?
    Oil in water emulsion.
  • Why is hydroponics useful to scientist?
    Some of the reasons why hydroponics is being adapted around the world for food production are the following: No soil is needed...
  • Why are taps made of metal?
    Taps need not be made with metal.... But most taps are because they don't melt if hot water passes through............
  • What does pancake really mean?
    a cake cooked in a pan
  • What is the connection between organisms in a stream and the dissolved oxygen level?
    Organisms in streams need oxygen to live when lacking dissolved oxygen it will kill these organisms. edit: unless the organisms...
  • Cost of a particle size analyzer?
    On basis of original work by experienced specialists and industrious doctors as well as consistent cooperation with professors...
  • What is EAST inhibition?
    dkfjgh
  • What is scrap copper price in Kansas?
    Have you googled how much home can I afrfod This is a very helpful first step.Try again with local banks.You need to make an...
  • How are most meteoroids formed?
    For clarification, meteoroids are the lumps of stuff that falls into earth atmosphere and either disintegrates & burns up...
  • Disadvantages of fluoride?
    The only disadvantage I can think of is that tou should NOT swallow it. Trust me : (
  • What is the symbol for Heavy Water?
    -HW- D2O
  • Where do acorns grow?
    Acorns grow on trees stupid
  • A pure substance is either a compound or an?
    Element
  • How long dose belposy last.?
    hw lng does belposybiast
  • Does potassium permanganate conduct electricity?
    Potassium permanganate is a deep purple crystalline ionic solid, sometimes called Condy's crystals (used as a snake bite...
  • Is sand carried as far as gravel?
    sand is carried farther than gravel because it weighs less and doesn't get stuck together.
  • Volume of a sound wave is equal to the what?
    Amplitude.
  • What are some transparent substances?
    Glass, Clear Plastic, anything you can see through basically.
  • Heat transfer by convection requires the presence?
    Matter(solid, liquid or gases)
  • What are fluorescent bulbs filled with?
    A fluorescent lamp tube is filled with a gas containing low pressure mercury vapor and argon, xenon, neon, or krypton. The...
  • What is the scientific name for sight?
    visual
  • How old jhon flamsteed invented the test tubes?
    Jhon, as a child, was very neurotic. it caused certain chemical out bursts in his nervous system, but, dispite his difference he...
  • Why vacuum is a good insulator?
    Well there are four methods by which heat transfers from one area to another. They are, evaporation, convection, radiation and...
  • Does a thermal conductor let heat pass through it?
    Yes it does, while heating or cooling by itself, so fixingthe temperature profile in front of it, inside itand beyond it. As the...
  • What is small cell of human body?
    blood cells
  • What effect does air resistance have on speed?
    The air resistence have on air is for example when your are riding a bike, the air is pushin against you, so the air resistence...
  • What is a specialist for the head called?
    That depends on exactly what you mean. Neurologists specialize in non-surgical problems of the brain and nervous system such as...
  • What happens to your chest when you breathe in?
    It expands
  • Do elements have color?
    Yes, Sulfur and Gold are yellow, mercury, and most metals are silver, silicon is Grey. Gaseous oxygen is transparent and Liquid...
  • Why red blood cell of frog has nucleus?
    All eukaryotic cells contain a nucleus, which contains their DNA, or genetic make up.
  • How does fungus act as an environmental recycle?
    Fungi, or fungus, breaks down dead organisms into more simple nutrients, which end up mixed into the soil and used by plants so...
  • Does everything need a force to move?
    No force is required for an object to move with constant velocity, but you need a force to accelerate an object (make velocity...
  • Is barium hydroxide a precipitate?
    It depends on the solution in which the reaction producing it occurs. A precipitate is formed when a product of a reaction in an...
  • What is an interesting fact about a digital camera?
    compared to a non-digital camera, interesting facts about digital cameras include,but is not limited to: >displaying images on...
  • Why does gasoline weigh more than water?
    water weighs 8 lbs / gal gas weighs 5 lbs per gal.
  • Nonstandard unit for time?
    Time is one of the units that hasn't been fully converted to metric, and probably never will be. Because all time (on earth) is...
  • What is the importance of the biogeochemical cycles?
    It helps in the balance of organic and inorganic substances of our earth.
  • Would a laser be visible in a vacuum?
    yes, a vacuum has no real effect on light unless were talking black-hole in which a laser would not be visible. a vacuum...
  • What happens to shoelaces without friction?
    They come untied.
  • Why does an egg not float in sugar water?
    The egg is heaver per volume than the water.
  • What colors does the rainbow have?
    red,orange,yellow,green,blue,violent
  • What is a list of active and inactive volcanoes in the world?
    There are many, many active and inactive volcanoes all over the world. See the related link for a list of active and inactive...
  • What happens when you melt two metals together?
    An alloy is formed.
  • What does moderate precipitation mean?
    Not light rain (or snow or hail) but not heavy either.
  • 15 letter word for change of a liquid to a solid?
    Solidifications
  • Are alkali solutions bad conductors of electricity?
    It depends on the alkaline substance you use. A soluble ionic base, such as sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) or potassium...
  • How do you use chemistry in your every day life?
    First of all , chemistry is the reaction betweem two substances . Most of the things we do daily are considered chemistry like ,...
  • What is the weight of 1 kg on earth?
    if you want the force - weight then it is 9.8 Newtons due to gravity, but if you want mass then it would just be 1kg
  • Is melting sulfur a physical change?
    Yes. Any state changing is physical, unless it's a chrystal.
  • What is the nitrogen source in PEA agar?
    Pancreatic digest of casein, papaic digest of soybean meal, beef extract, peptone
  • What is The capacity of the atmosphere to hold water is dependent on the what?
    Dependent on thr polar separation or "Polaris separratus" basically when the moon orbits around the sun it causes friction in the...
  • How are church bells tuned?
    They don't need to be. :P That is because they are made to a certain tone or note. This note is determined by its diameter and...
  • What gases can be changed into plasma the easiest?
    First of all gases cannot turn in to plasma, it is the electrons ripped off from the gas that turns into plasma. And to search...
  • How does bicarbonate buffer acts?
    Buffer is a combination of acid/base and its salt, bicarbonate is an acid buffer which means H2CO3 and Na or K bicarbonate...
  • Would salt water cool faster then fresh water?
    Salt water does cool faster than pure water, and it takes it down to lower temperature's, but I'm not too sure why.
  • Can rap music affect plant growth?
    True. But your method of playing it/what your playing depending on the tempo and rhythm it may make it lean towards or away from...
  • Can you see carbon dioxide gas?
    Carbon dioxide gas is transparent and under normal conditions you do not see it. However, it does form visible bubbles in...
  • What class of a lever is a crowbar?
    Class 1
  • What liquids are just neutral except from water?
    all esters, e.g. benzyl benzoate, ethyl propanoate, any ester is neutral
  • How do objects make sounds?
    An object makes sound by releasing sound waves that travel through the air, which we call vibrations
  • What liquid doesn't dissolve in water?
    The reason that some substances dissolve in water and others don't depends on their reaction to water. Hydrophilic (water loving)...
  • What education or training do you need to become an oncologist?
    To become an Oncologist, or cancer specialist.... To become an Oncologist, or cancer specialist, a medical degree is the first...
  • How does a test tube work?
    A test-tube is a heatable glass tube with a round bottom in which chemicals (usually liquid, but not always) can be placed. The...
  • What kind of RAM is cache typically made of?
    Bad stuff loked up on the internet
  • What kind of substance is milk?
    Milk is a mixed suspension. The ingredients in milk will precipitate into a solid part and an upper liquid part if left for a...
  • Is plastic a pure substance?
    this is a badly worded question. By pure do you mean "formed of one type of molecule"? And what do you mean by plastic? there are...
  • Is polyester viscose flammable?
    Polyester and viscose are two different things. Polyester in different forms is used widely and Viscose is a viscous organic...