In a mercury-in-a-glass thermometer, it is observed that the mercury level drops first before it rises. How come this happens?

The membrane surrounding a living cell consists of an inner and an outer wall that are separated by a small space. assume that the membrane acts like a parallel plate capacitor in which the effective charge density on the inner and outer walls has a magnitude of 7.0 × 10-6 c/m2. (a) what is the magnitude of the electric field within the cell membrane? (b) find the magnitude of the electric force that would be exerted on a potassium ion (k+; charge = +e) placed inside the membrane.

Which statement correctly describes the current in a circuit that is made up of any two resistors connected in parallel with a battery? a. the current in the battery and in each resistor is the same b. the current the battery equals to the sum of the currents in the resistors c.the current in the battery is less than the current in either resistor d. the current in the battery equals to the product of the currents in the resistors

Wave functions describe orbitals in a hydrogen atom. each function is characterized by 3 quantum numbers: n, l, and ml. if the value of n = 2: the quantum number l can have values from to . the total number of orbitals possible at the n = 2 energy level is .