Understanding The Doppler Effect And its Applications Doppler Effect We experience Doppler effect every day. However, we may not realize that what we experience is because of Doppler effect. Often, we notice that when an emergency vehicle, with a blaring siren, approaches us the loudness and the pitch of the sound keep increasing. The… Continue reading Understanding the Doppler Effect And its Applications
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Understanding the Raman Effect: Scattering of Light Explained
Understanding The Raman Effect Scattering of light Explained The Raman Effect The Raman effect, also known as the Raman scattering, is a light scattering that provides remarkable details of the substance that scatters the light. The spectrum that we see as a result of the Raman scattering is a unique fingerprint of that substance. Sir… Continue reading Understanding the Raman Effect: Scattering of Light Explained
Capillary Action
Capillary Action https://amazingphysicsforall.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/RaisingWater_On_PaperTowel_9384.mov Over View After watching the above video, you may wonder why coffee slowly creeps up in the paper towel, that too against gravity. What phenomenon is responsible for this? The short answer is it is the capillary action. Other names for this phenomenon are capillary motion or wicking. Let us understand… Continue reading Capillary Action
Surface Tension
Surface Tension You can watch the summary of this post as video here. Picture 1: Floating Metallic Coin due to Surface Tension Picture 2: Surface Tension makes a needle float. Overview Looking at the pictures above, you may wonder what these floating objects are made of. Are they really metallic objects? Yes, they are metallic… Continue reading Surface Tension
Soap Bubble
What makes a soap bubble so colorful? What is the physics behind this? What phenomenon paints a soap bubble with such beautiful colors?
Understanding the Physics behind Double Rainbows
Learn the physics behind double rainbow, understand primary and secondary, and the dark band between the primary and the secondary.
Understanding the Physics Behind Rainbows: A Complete Explanation
Learn the physics behind rainbow, understand primary and secondary, and the significance of dark band between primary and secondary bows?
Tidal Locking: Why Does the Moon Always Show the Same Side to Earth?
Why does our Moon show only one side of it to Earth bound observers? What are synchronous rotation and tidal locking? Get answers here.
Understanding Rayleigh Scattering and Blue Sky Phenomenon
What makes the sky so blue? It is due to a phenomenon called Rayleigh scattering. Learn Rayleigh scattering and much more on the blue sky.