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What is the unit frequency is measured in?

Hertz (Hz), or sometimes megahertz if the Hz is very large.

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what depends if the universe is expanding or not

H, (see Hubble's Law)

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How would I write the binary number 11001 in decimal form?

Answer: 25. Explanation: In the binary system, each digit can be one of two values: 0 and 1. That's two possibilities ('bi' is Latin for 'twice'). In the decimal system, each digit can take any value from...

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What is the difference between nuclear fission and fusion?

Nuclear fission is the process that splits an atom nucleus apart and release energy.

Normally a neutron is struck against an atomic nuclei and splits it into two smaller nuclei, releasing two or thre...

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In a doppler shift why does a moving source show no increase in speed of the mechanical waves emitted?

I'll first ask the student to explain the difference between a moving source and moving observer, prompting them until they get something like this(asking them to draw a diagram if needed)- When the obser...

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