Physics Ideas
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Parachute fall
Moments of free fall and landing of paratroopers When jumping from an airplane, the skydiver falls with an accelerated movement,…
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Equilibrium conditions: concept, applications and examples
The equilibrium conditions are required so that a body remains at rest or in uniform rectilinear motion. In the first case, the object…
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Atomic model of Democritus: antecedents, characteristics, postulates
The atomic model of Democritus was the first to introduce the idea that matter consists of indivisible basic elements called “atoms”. In fact, the…
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Free body diagram: how to do it, examples, exercise
A free – body diagram, isolated – body diagram, or force diagram is a diagram in which the forces acting on a body are represented by arrows. Be sure…
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Faraday’s Law: formula, units, experiments, exercise
The Faraday’s law in electromagnetism establishes a change in the flow of the magnetic field can induce an electric current in a…
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Electric potential: formula and equations, calculation, examples, exercises
The electric potential is defined at any point where there is an electric field, as the potential energy of said field per…
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Pleiades: history, origin and composition
The Pleiades are an open cluster of stars visible to the naked eye in the night sky in the constellation Taurus. The…
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Wave phenomena: characteristics, types, examples
The phenomenon of waves occurs when waves propagate in a medium and encounter other waves, with changes in the environment, borders, gaps…
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13 examples of Newton’s second law in everyday life
In Newton’s second law , known as the Fundamental Principle of Dynamics, the scientist states that the greater the mass of…
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Viscous friction (force): coefficient and examples
The viscous friction arises when a solid object is moved through a fluid or gas – liquid – a. It can be…
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