What is thermometry?

Thermometry The branch of heat relating to the measurement of the temperature of a body is called thermometry. The thermometer is an instrument used to measure the temperature of a body. The essential requisites of a thermometer are given as under: 1) Construction, 2) Calibration, and 3) Sensitiveness. For the construction of a thermometer, the … Read more

Heat and Temperature

Heat and Temperature What is heat? What is temperature? Heat is a kind of energy. We have seen that energy can do work. By applying force it is possible to displace a body in the direction of the force, for example, heat is produced by burning fuel oil in a train or a car and … Read more

Human Bodies and Machines

Human Bodies and Machines In our daily life, we use many different types of devices. To travel we use cars, to preserve the food we keep them in the refrigerator, for comfort on hot days we turn on the electric fan, to learn news we watch the television, etc. This list is very long and … Read more

Contributions of Jagadish Chandra Bose

Contributions of Jagadish Chandra Bose Acharya Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose was a renowned physicist, as well as a successful biologist. He was the first internationally recognized scientist of this subcontinent. The forefathers of Jagadishchandra Bose lived at the village of Rarikhal of Bikrampur in Dhaka district. He was born in 1858 in Mymensingh. His father, … Read more

Background of Biophysics

Background of Biophysics Biology tries to understand the diversity of the living world and the process through which living things lead their lives. How do the animals collect food, develop relations with one another, perceive the environment and reproduce all these are the subject matter of biology. On the other hand, the laws followed by … Read more

Efficiency

Efficiency Efficiency: The ratio of the amount of work we get from an engine given is its efficiency. Effective Energy: The energy that we get from an engine is its effective energy.What do you mean by 70% efficiency of a pump? 70% efficiency of an engine means 100 J input of energy in the engine … Read more

Role of Energy in Development Activities

Role of Energy in Development Activities There is a very close relationship between the development of a country and the use of energy. To speak the truth, energy use may be considered the first parameter to see how developing a country is. We should pay our first attention to education for the development of our … Read more

Work

Work What is work? If because force-displacement happens then the product of force and component of displacement at the direction of force due to force is work. Work is the product of applied force on a body and its displacement along the direction of a force. Unit of work: J (Joule) Dimension of work, [W] … Read more