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What's the role of imaginary numbers in electronics and circuits?

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Why is superheated steam used in turbines since according to Gibbs‘ free energy formula, at higher temperature, the ability to produce work is lowered?

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Why do we subtract 1 from the population (n-1) when calculating Variance and Standard Deviation?

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Does water hardness cause variations in the readings of the refraction index?

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How was the Laplace Transform equation derived?

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At a molecular level, what's the difference between a "good-smelling" scent and a "bad-smelling" scent?

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Given the same volume of water (say 1 cubic meter), in what scenario will it evaporate faster: if the water is in a shallow container but with a large diameter or a deep container with a small diameter?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What's the role of imaginary numbers in electronics and circuits?	90
Why is superheated steam used in turbines since according to Gibbs‘ free energy formula, at higher temperature, the ability to produce work is lowered?	15
Why do we subtract 1 from the population (n-1) when calculating Variance and Standard Deviation?	8
Does water hardness cause variations in the readings of the refraction index?	6
How was the Laplace Transform equation derived?	3
At a molecular level, what's the difference between a "good-smelling" scent and a "bad-smelling" scent?	1
Given the same volume of water (say 1 cubic meter), in what scenario will it evaporate faster: if the water is in a shallow container but with a large diameter or a deep container with a small diameter?	1