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List of Tables
Table 1.1 Common terms used in general chemistry ........................................... 5
Table 1.2 Examples of solutions .......................................................................... 7
Table 1.3 Comparison of organic compound and inorganic compound ............... 7
Table 1.4 Main classes of organic compounds ................................................... 28
Table 1.5 Examples of colloidal suspension ...................................................... 33
Table 1.6 Properties of protons, neutrons, and electrons.................................... 44
Table 2.1 Frequently used terms in physics ....................................................... 51
Table 2.2 Common terms used in dynamics ...................................................... 53
Table 2.3 Common terms used in solid mechanics ............................................ 56
Table 2.4 Common terms used in fluid mechanics ............................................. 58
Table 2.5 Density of blood and its components ................................................. 60
Table 2.6 Length, velocity, and time scales of environmental fluid
processes and systems ........................................................................ 65
Table 2.7 Application of fluid mechanics in environmental science .................. 66
Table 2.8 Definition of common terms with respect to lens ............................... 73
Table 2.9 Definition of common terms with respect to mirror ........................... 78
Table 2.10 Important wave terminologies ............................................................ 79
Table 2.11 Common terms used in electrical and electronics sciences ................ 81
Table 2.12 Common terms used in thermal physics ............................................. 84
Table 2.13 Relationships of different temperature scales ..................................... 85
Table 3.1 Movements of substance into and out of the cell ............................. 102
Table 3.2 Description of domains and kingdoms of living organisms ............. 103
Table 3.3 Requirements of complex multicellular animals .............................. 103
Table 3.4 Description of bacterium structure ................................................... 105
Table 3.5 Major types of shapes and groups of bacteria .................................. 106
Table 3.6 Examples of intervention to reduce or eliminate infectious
and parasitic diseases in human beings ............................................ 109
Table 3.7 Disease classification prepared by the World Organisation
for Animal Health for the year 2018................................................. 114