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• Mercury is the only elemental metal that at room temperature is Liquid.
• Mercury (Hg) is the only metal that remains liquid at room temperature (about 25°C).

Additional information:

• Chemical Symbol: Hg
• Atomic Number: 80
• Melting Point: −38.83°C
• Boiling Point: 356.73°C

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• Most of the energy produced by the Sun is due to Nuclear Fusion (Fusion of Hydrogen).
• In the Sun's core, hydrogen nuclei fuse to form helium, releasing a huge amount of energy.
• This energy is emitted as light and heat.
• Nuclear fusion has powered the Sun for about 4.6 billion years.

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• The age of the Universe is approximately 13.8 billion years.

Additional information:

• Age of the Earth: ≈ 4.54 billion years
• Age of the Solar System: ≈ 4.6 billion years
• Age of the Milky Way: ≈ 13.6 billion years
• Big Bang: Occurred about 13.8 billion years ago

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• The age of a tree is determined by its Rings (Number of Annual Rings).
• Each annual ring generally represents one year of growth.
• Counting the rings on the trunk helps determine the tree's age.
• The study of tree rings is called Dendrochronology.

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• Carbon Dating is one of the methods to calculate the age of fossils. It is based on the principle of Radioactivity.
• Radioactive isotope: Carbon-14 (¹⁴C)
• Half-life: 5,730 years
• Developed by: Willard Libby
• Introduced: 1949
• Dating range: Up to 50,000 years

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• Pakistan's standard household electricity supply is 220–240 V AC at 50 Hz.
• The frequency of alternating current (AC) is 50 cycles per second (50 Hz).
• This standard is used for homes, schools, offices, and most electrical appliances in Pakistan.

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• Gregor Mendel is known as the Father of Genetics.
• He discovered the Laws of Inheritance through experiments on pea plants between 1856–1863.
• His research was published in 1866.

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• Noble gases are called inert gases because their outermost electron shell is complete.
• They are located in Group 18 of the periodic table.
• Due to their stable electronic configuration, they show very little chemical reactivity.
• Noble gases are colorless, odorless, and monoatomic under normal conditions.
• They are used in neon signs, electric bulbs, lasers, welding, and balloons (helium).

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• In 1924, Louis de Broglie proposed that matter has both particle and wave properties.
• This concept is known as the De Broglie Hypothesis or Matter Wave Theory.
• It became one of the foundations of Quantum Mechanics.

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