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Q:

The Ankle is a third-class lever.

A) TRUE B) FALSE
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) FALSE

Explanation:

False. The ankle is not the third-class lever in the body.


 


Levers are typically labeled as first class, second class, or third class. All three types are found in the body, but most levers in the human body are third class.

First-class levers in the human body are rare and have the axis (fulcrum) located between the weight (resistance) and the force. One example is the joint between the head and the first vertebra.


In a second-class lever, the weight (resistance) is located between the axis (fulcrum) and the force. An example of a second-class lever in the human body is found in the lower leg when someone stands on tiptoes


In a third-class lever, the most common in the human body, force is applied between the resistance (weight) and the axis (fulcrum). There are numerous third-class levers in the human body; one example can be illustrated in the elbow joint.

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Q:

Which compound is a nonelectrolyte?

A) C2H6O B) HCl
C) Na2CO3 D) NaCl
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) C2H6O

Explanation:

C2H6O is a Non-electrolyte.

 

An electrolyte is a compound that conducts an electric current when it is in an aqueous solution or melted. In order to conduct a current, a substance must contain mobile ions that can move from one electrode to the other. All ionic compounds are electrolytes. When ionic compounds dissolve, they break apart into ions which are then able to conduct a current ( conductivity ). Even insoluble ionic compounds such as CaCO 3 are electrolytes because they can conduct a current in the molten (melted) state.

 

A nonelectrolyte is a compound that does not conduct an electric current in either aqueous solution or in the molten state. Many molecular compounds, such as sugar or ethanol, are nonelectrolytes. When these compounds dissolve in water, they do not produce ions.

 

Electrolytes are of 3 types ---- Strong Electrolytes, Weak Electrolytes and Non Electrolytes.

 

Strong Electrolytes ---- Compounds which completely dissolves. ( NaCl, Na2Co3, HCl )

Weak Electrolytes ----- Compounds which do not completely dissolves.

Non Electrolytes ------ Compounds which do not dissolves at all.

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Q:

A man jumping out of a moving train is thrown 

A) forward B) backward
C) sidewaqys D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) forward

Explanation:

At the time of jumping out he has the same velocity as the moving train

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Q:

The inability of a body to change its state of rest or uniform motion along a straight line is called its

A) momentum B) velocity
C) acceleration D) inertia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) inertia

Explanation:

Flows out of Newton's first law of motion.

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Q:

Sound waves cannot travel in

A) Vacuum B) Water
C) Glass D) Hydrogen gas
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Vacuum

Explanation:

A Sound wave needs a medium for propogation. Hence, Sound cannot travel through a vacuum.

A vacuum is an area without any air, like space. So sound cannot travel through space because there is no matter for the vibrations to work in.

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Q:

Which component of an IED creates an electrical charge?

A) activator B) fuse
C) explosive D) power source
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) power source

Explanation:

The power source such as a Battery of an IED creates an electrical charge.

 

What are IED's ::

An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) is a bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than in conventional military action. It may be constructed of conventional military explosives, such as an artillery shell, attached to a detonating mechanism. IEDs are commonly used as roadside bombs.

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A ball is thrown vertically upwards. Assuming the air resistance to be constant and cosiderable:

A) the time of ascent < the time of descent B) the time of ascent > the time of descent
C) the time of ascent = the time of descent D) none of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) the time of ascent < the time of descent

Explanation:
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In a Cinema hall, the distance between the projector and the screen is increased by 2%. Then the intensity of illumination on the screen is 

A) decreased by 2% B) decreased by 4%
C) increased by 2% D) increased by 4%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) decreased by 4%

Explanation:
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