Monday, April 1, 2019

Oceans of our Planet.

Strictly speaking, there is only one ocean, the great body of salt water, which altogether covers about 72 % of the Earth's surface and surrounds the planet's great landmasses. But in more familiar terms, the one Great Ocean is divided into four principal parts, each of them known as an ocean. The Pacific covers about
18,13,00,000 sq. km. and is by far the
largest ocean, containing about 46% of the Earth's water.

The Atlantic is the second largest ocean,
containing about 23% of the world's
water. It is much narrower and only half
the size of the Pacific, covering about
8,22,17,000 sq. km. The Indian is the third-
largest ocean. Slightly smaller than the Atlantic, it covers about 7,34,26,500 sq. km. and holds 20% of the
world's water. The Arctic, laying within the Arctic Circle and
surrounding the North Pole, is the smallest ocean, with an area of
about 1,39,86,000 sq. km. containing 4% of the world's water. The
Great Southern or Antarctic Ocean, which circles Antarctica, is not
officially an ocean, but an extension of the southern portions of the
Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans.

Sunday, March 31, 2019

ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (ECG)


                     It is the recording of electrical activity of the heart. Electrocardiograph is theinstrument which is used to record the electrical current generated in the heart.By means of this instrument, the electrical current generated in the heart is conducted to remote parts of the body. The heart current can be recorded by connecting any two parts of the body with this instrument. The connections are called as leads.

Lead I : Right arm and left arm.
Lead Il: Right arm and left leg.
Lead IlI: Left arm and left leg

            Connections over the chest with indifferent electrodes are also sometimes used. The ECG recordings are disigned by letters P, Q, R, S, and T.

The wave P is caused by contraction of atria.The wave Q, R and S are produced by he contraction of ventricles.The wave T is produced by the relaxation of ventricles

  During disease of the heart, these waves are abnormal in shape and position.

Monday, March 25, 2019

Copper Plating on Iron Piece...!

Copper Plating on Iron Piece


If an iron piece is left at a place
directly affected by the change in
weather conditions, you won't have
any difficulty in predicting the changes wrought on it. What do you say? It will get rusted? That's right. There's no doubt about the fact that iron starts catching rust as soon as it comes in contact with air and water.
Articles required for this Science activity are Some iron article like a nail or a screw, sulphate of copper.
But there is more to this phenomenon of rusting of iron. If an iron piece is copper-plated, this process of rusting can be slowed down to a considerable extent. And the greatest thing is that this process of copper plating is very easy. All you
have to do is to prepare a concentrated copper sulphate solution and leave your iron piece in it for some time. The copper plating will be done automatically. In fact, even if you leave it just for a few seconds,
your iron will get copper-plated. But if you want a really thick coating you'll have to wait for a little longer.


Now you know how to coat iron with copper. We'll also tell you the process of silver plating on copper. The photographers use a solution called hypo. If you hang a copper piece in this solution for about two-three hours, and rub it with dry cloth after taking it out, you'll get a
silver-plated copper piece. Yes, it's true that this plating is very temporary, but isn't it a good fun?

Sunday, March 24, 2019

Homemade Battery cell...!

Homemade Battery cell


Take the wooden piece and with the help of screws attach the zinc plate on one side of it and copper
plate on the other. Also secure the ends of copper wire on each bolt, as shown in the figure. Make sure that these wire ends and the screw ends inside the wooden piece do not touch each other. Now put this wooden piece on the mouth of the jam bottle. Pour as much dilute sulphuric acid into it as to fully immerse the metal plates. The acid which you can get from any chemist, should be handled carefully as it can burn your skin.

Materials required in the activity are An empty jam bottle, a wooden piece two screws, copper wire, a plate of zinc and another of copper, a little dilute sulphuric acid.


Well, your wet battery cell is ready. Now it's a different matter that you can't power a bulb or so with it. But if you put the naked ends of the wires on your tongue you can feel the tingling sensation of a current.Which proves  that this cell is producing electricity.