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प्रश्न
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Michael Faraday
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उत्तर
Michael Faraday (1791–1867) was an English chemist and physicist whose foundational work in electromagnetism and electrochemistry (e.g., electromagnetic induction and the laws of electrolysis) was developed while working under Humphry Davy and W. T. Brande at the Royal Institution; his honours include the Royal Society’s Copley Medal (1832, 1838), Royal Medal (1835, 1846), Rumford Medal (1846), and the RSA’s Albert Medal (1866).
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Write what is implied in the following sentence.
People started telling Davy that of all his discoveries, the best was Faraday himself.
(What does it suggest about Davy’s work?)
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- The structure of the device
- How it works (functions)
- A labelled diagram
- One or two lines about when and how it evolved.
What were the odds against Faraday in his childhood?
What is the meaning of:
Reading became his obsession?
What was the subject of Davy’s lecture?
Guess the meaning of mentor.
Why did Davy choose Faraday as his secretary?
What happens when an electric current is applied to a wire?
Give one example to show that Faraday was a good pupil.
Guess the meaning of reverse engineer it.
Faraday kept a souvenir of his failure as a source of inspiration.
Why were Faraday’s drawings not accepted?
Does it mean they were wrong?
Try out the experiment of the iron filings and the magnet.
epitomises: is a perfect example of.
Find the following matter in the passage and copy the missing word.
When he was twelve, ______ school ______.
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Faraday decided that ______ scientist - ______.
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Davy never believed ______ science ______.
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People started telling Davy that ______ discoveries, ______.
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He went on to prove that ______ filings;
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It was Maxwell who ______ equations ______.
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He decided that ______.
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He never believed ______.
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People started telling ______ that ______.
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He handed him ______ which ______.
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He went on to prove that ______.
