Flashing time refers to the period during which a material, typically a liquid, transitions to a vapor phase when exposed to heat, such as during combustion. Quenching time, on the other hand, is the duration required to cool a hot material rapidly, such as metal or glass, often to achieve desired physical properties. Both terms are significant in processes like Metallurgy and materials science, where controlling temperature and phase transformations is crucial for product quality.
because flashing potential is potential at which the neon bulb just start conducting or glowing ....while at quenching potential the bulb stops conducting.
the potential at which neon bub just start glow is called flashing potential.and quenching potential is a potential at which neon bulb stop to conduct..
The units of the quenching constant in the context of fluorescence quenching are typically expressed as reciprocal concentration per unit time, such as M-1s-1.
In the experiment of flashing and quenching of a capacitor, the neon bulb twinkles because the charging and discharging of the capacitor cause the voltage across the capacitor to fluctuate rapidly. These fluctuations can cause the neon bulb to turn on and off, leading to the twinkling effect.
In the flashing and quenching experiment, the neon bulb twinkles because the voltage across the capacitor drops below the breakdown voltage of the neon bulb. This causes the bulb to briefly turn off before the capacitor charges again and the process repeats, resulting in the twinkling effect.
"Flashing" refers to a brief, intense burst of light or illumination, often associated with rapid changes in conditions or energy release, such as in photography or fireworks. "Quenching," on the other hand, typically means to extinguish or suppress something, like putting out a fire or cooling a hot material rapidly, often in the context of metallurgy or chemistry. Together, these terms can describe processes where a sudden illumination is followed by a rapid decrease in brightness or energy.
That is the correct spelling of "quenching" (eliminating, extinguishing).
Because the product of (the resistance in the circuit) times (the capacitance in the circuit) is called the "time constant" of the circuit, and it determines how fast the flashing and quenching will take place. If you want the experiment to proceed slowly enough for you to watch it happen, then you need a large ' RC ' product. Large-value resistors are cheaper and easier to get than large-value capacitors designed to operate up to the firing voltage of a neon bulb, so it's more practical to get a large ' RC ' product by using a large-value resistor.
Color quenching is the attenuation of photons produced by a scintilator due to absorption and scattering. This effect, combined with the chemical quenching (attenuation of the transfer of energy from the solvent to the scintillator gives the total quenching effect of the scintillator/solvent mix.
The fluid for quenching is specific for each type of steel; choosing an inappropriate fluid lead to bad results.
Quenching your thirst ;)
stopping the ionization cascade modern geiger-muller tubes use a halogen gas for quenching