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Useful energy


energy transferred to where it is wanted when it is wanted
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Fundamental mode of vibration


pattern of stationary waves on a string when it vibrates at its lowest possible frequency
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Semiconductor


a substance in which the number of charge carriers increases when the temperature is raised
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wavelength


the least distance between two adjacent vibrating particles with the same displacement and velocity at the same time
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yield point


point at which the stress in a wire suddenly drops when the wire is subject to increasing strain
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Young's fringes


parallel bright and dark fringes observed when light from a narrow slit passes through two closely spaced slits
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work


force * distance moved in the direction of the force
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weak interaction


interaction between two leptons
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weak nuclear force


force responsible for beta decay
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weight


the force of gravity acting on an object
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