10 Questions
What led directly to the development of new products like television and computers?
Advances in electromagnetism, solid-state physics, and nuclear physics
What inspired the development of calculus?
Advances in mechanics
What is the origin of the word 'physics'?
Latin physica ('study of nature')
Which field led to the development of industrialization?
Thermodynamics
Which natural science is considered one of the oldest?
Astronomy
Which orbitals combine to form sp3 hybrid orbitals in a carbon atom?
One s orbital and three p orbitals
What did Linus Pauling first develop the hybridisation theory to explain?
The structure of simple molecules such as methane using atomic orbitals
What is the bond angle around a carbon atom in a tetrahedral arrangement?
$109.5°$
What type of bonds does methane (CH4) have?
Four C-H bonds of equivalent strength
How are hybrid orbitals disposed in space?
Symmetrically
Test your knowledge of the natural science of matter, its constituents, motion, behavior through space and time, and related entities of energy and force. Explore the fundamental scientific discipline that seeks to understand how the universe behaves.
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