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Answer to: How will you distinguish between the following pairs of terms: (i) Hexagonal close-packing and cubic close-packing?

(a) Cubic close packing: When a third layer is placed over the second layer in a manner that the octahedral voids are covered by the spheres, a layer ...

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Answer to: ‘Stability of a crystal is reflected in the magnitude of its melting points’. Comment. Collect melting points of solid water, ethyl alcohol

A substance with a high melting point is more stable than a substance with a low melting point, this is because higher the melting point, stronger the...

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Answer to: How can you determine the atomic mass of an unknown metal if you know its density and the dimension of its unit cell? Explain.

Given, We know the dimension and density of its unit cell. Let, The edge length of a unit cell = a The volume of the cell = a3 Density = d ...

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Answer to: (i) What is meant by the term ‘coordination number’? (ii) What is the coordination number of atoms:

(a) Coordination number is the number of nearest neighbours of a particle. (b) 1 – coordination number = 12, 2 – coordination number = 8

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Answer to: Classify each of the following solids as ionic, metallic, molecular, network (covalent) or amorphous.

Metallic : (g) Brass, (h) Rb Molecular : (a) Tetra phosphorus decaoxide (P4O10), (d) I2, (e) P4. Ionic : (b) Ammonium phosphate (NH4)3PO4, (i) L...

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Answer to: What makes a glass different from a solid such as quartz? Under what conditions could quartz be converted into glass?

The arrangement of the constituent particles differentiates glass from quartz. The constituent particles in glass have a short-range order, but the co...

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Answer to: Define the term ‘amorphous’. Give a few examples of amorphous solids.

Amorphous solids are solids without a regular/ definitive arrangement of its constituent particles (ions, atoms or molecules) and they possess somethi...

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Answer to: Assertion: Inflammation of a skeletal joint may immobilize the movements of the joint.

(a) If both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion. Explanation: Painful inflammation of the synovial...

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Answer to: Assertion: The phase of muscle contraction occurs when myosin binds and releases actin.

(c) If Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect. Explanation: The phase of muscle contraction occurs when myosin binds and releases actin. Mus...

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Answer to: Assertion: Arthritis or inflammation of a joint makes the joint painful.

(c) If Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect. Explanation: Arthritis or inflammation of a joint makes the joint painful and may even immobi...

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Answer to: Assertion: Intercalated discs are important regions of cardiac muscle cells.

(a) If both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion. Explanation: Cardiac muscle cells are short cylin...

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Answer to: Assertion: Ball and socket joints are the most mobile joints. Reason: Synovial fluid is present here.

(b) If both Assertion and Reason are correct, but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion. Explanation: Synovial fluid is a thick stick...

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Answer to: Assertion: Fatigue is inability of muscle to relax. Reason: It is due to lactic acid accumulation by repeated contractions.

(a) If both Assertion and Reason are correct and the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion. Explanation: Due to the accumulation of lac...

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Answer to: Wish bone in birds is formed from the bones of

(a) Shoulder girdle Explanation: Two clavicles fuse with one inter-clavicle to form ‘Wish bone’ or ‘Bone of merry thought’.

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Answer to: Select the correct matching of the type of the joint with the example in human skeletal system:

Correct option: (d) Explanation: A gliding joint is a common type of synovial joint formed between bones that meet at flat or nearly flat articula...

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Answer to: Sesamoid bone is derived from

(c) Tendon Explanation: Sesmoid bones are embedded in tendons. Sesmoids are found in locations where a tendon passes over a joint, such as the han...

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Answer to: The sensation of fatigue in the muscles after prolonged strenuous physical work, is caused by

(d) the accumulation of lactic acid Explanation: The sensation of fatigue in the muscles after prolonged strenuous physical work is caused by the ...

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Answer to: The shoulder blade is made of

(d) scapula Explanation: Shoulder blade is made up of scapula. It is a flat, triangular-shaped largest bone present in each half of the pectoral (...

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Answer to: A cricket player is fast chasing a ball in the field. Which one of the following groups of bones are directly contributing in this movement?

(d) Tarsals, femur, metatarsals, tibia Explanation: In a fast chasing cricketer, foot and leg bones contribute directly in this movement e.g. femu...

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Answer to: Two of the body parts which do not appear in MRI may be

(b) scapula and canines Explanation: MRI machine does not show face image of bone and calcium, e.g. scapula, canine. It is also not suitable for p...

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