Essays on Physics

Abstract Restructuring of power markets in India has been a crucial step to regulate electricity generation, transmission, distribution and pricing. To understand the restructured markets effectively various other topics need to be addressed. This paper talks about the present market scenario, the reforms, the issues and the various restructuring models of the country. Keywords—restructured, deregulation,...

Introduction The following research essay will be investigating multiple factors in order to determine, to what extent Hydroelectric power is feasible for South Africa? The factors that will be investigated and explained are what hydroelectric power/how is does it work, types of hydroelectric power plants, advantages and disadvantages, does South Africa have the right supply...

Abstract In this experiment, we had to make a guess on two identical balls on which one would land first while one was being thrown and the other one was being launched at the same time, we also tried predicting the landing distance of a ball being launched horizontally. For the exploration part of the...

Today is all about exploring the difference between ionic and covalent compounds so that you’re able to understand their very precise individuality. This will provide total enlightenment on what is a very confusing subject for some. This can seem like a muddled comparison at first glance, but luckily there are actually some really easy to...

On October 14th, 1947, in the sky, 45,000 feet in the air over the Rogers Dry Lake in the Mojave desert, something remarkable happened that proved many people wrong. For many years, people thought that people weren’t meant to fly any faster than the speed of sound, because they thought that the transonic drag rise...

There is a great demand for energy sources in the growing world today. Everyday there are new houses being built, buildings being finished, and cities being remodeled. The world as we know it today is very modern and requires energy to light these places up, heat them, and so much more. Electricity is needed for...

Ionic Bonding and Network Structures Ionic compounds are hard but brittle, do not conduct electricity in solid-state, good conductors of electricity when dissolved in water or as a liquid, have high melting and boiling points, they also vary in solubility but are not soluble in solvents that are non-polar for example oil, fats and greases....

Negative: Nuclear fission, nuclear fusion and the atomic bomb The atomic bomb is a powerful weapon, which has only been used twice in war, both times during World War Two by the US against Japan. These bombs were created using nuclear fission and nuclear fusion. Nuclear fission is when an atom of radioactive material splits...

Differing Views of Motion: Aristotle and Lucretius Throughout history, scientists and philosophers have tried to use various concepts such as motion to explain order and variety in the world. Two such philosophers are Aristotle and Lucretius. Both philosophers had differing views of the natural world, particularly the order and variety within it, but both philosophers...

Environmentalists are totally against the option of generating energy from Nuclear Power, until they realise the alternative is to stick with coal. Humans rely on electricity every day, from running hot water or charging their mobile phone. We can’t simply get rid of this, but we can make the supply of electricity a lot more...