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464 INDEX

Solids: Thrust of rocket, 90
amorphous, 435 Time constant:
expansion, of, 225 of capacitive circuit, 313
structure of, 433 of inductive circuit, 341
Solving equations, 2 Ton, refrigeration, 254
Sound waves, 182 Torque, 116
intensity of, 183 equilibrium and, 133
speeds of, 182 rotational motion and, 117
Specific gravity, 190 transmission of, 152
Specific heat capacity, 214 Torr, 191
Spectra, atomic, 422 Torricelli’s theorem, 204
Spectrograph, 411 Torsion pendulum, 172
Spectrum, 379 Total internal reflection, 381
Speed, 31 Transformer, 337, 366
of light, 372 Transistor, 437
of sound, 182 Translational equilibrium, 128
Spherical aberration, 388 Transverse wave, 178
Spherical mirrors, 378 Triangle, right, 19
Spin, electron, 424 Trigonometry, 19
Square root, 4 table of natural trigonometric functions, 455
Standard temperature and pressure (STP), 238 Turbulent flow, 201
Starting friction, 67
State, change of, 217
Ultimate strength, 157
Static friction, 67
Uncertainty principle, 420
Stefan-Boltzmann law, 262
Uniform circular motion, 102
Steradian, 373
Units, 8, 53
STP, 238
Universal gas constant, 239
Strain, 157
Streamline flow, 201
Strength, ultimate, 157 van der Waals forces, 431
Stress, 157 Vaporization, heat of, 217
Strong interaction, 441 Vector addition, 17, 22, 25
Vector components, 23
Tangent, 20 Vector quantity, 17
Tank current, 364 Vector resolution, 23
Telescope, 391, 404 Vectors, 17
Temperature, 213 Velocity, 31
absolute, 227 angular, 112
coefficient of resistance, 279 distance, acceleration and, 34
Temperature scales, 213, 227 in harmonic motion, 170
Ten, powers of, 5 instantaneous, 31
Tension, 55, 159 of light, 372
Terminal velocity, 40 linear and angular, 113
Tesla, 319 pressure and, 206
Thermal conductivity, 259 of sound, 182
Thermal expansion, 225 terminal, 40
Thermal resistance, 260 wave, 181
Thermodynamics, 245, 249 Virtual image, 388
Thermograph, 263 Virtual object, 388
Thermometer, 213 Viscosity, 207
resistance, 280 Volt, 271
Third law of motion, 58 electron, 415