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Where could you find negative numbers?
If an altitude above sea level is positive, then an altitude below sea level is negative.If having money is positive, having a debt is negative.If gaining money is positive, losing money is negative (a negative gain).If an increase in speed is a positive acceleration, a decrease in speed is a negative acceleration.Any other similar case, where you define one thing as positive, and its opposite as negative.
How are negative integers used in the real world?
Whenever you have two opposites, you can use positive number for one, and negative numbers for the other. For example: * Having money might be positive, owing money might be negative (owing money is worse than just having nothing). * Getting money might be a positive change; spending money (or otherwise losing it), a negative change. * Places above sea level might be assigned a positive altitude; places below sea level, a negative altitude. * If latitudes north of the equator are defined as positive, then latitudes south of the equator would be negative. Or the other way round.
What is the term for a protein losing its 3D shape?
A protein is "denatured" when it inflates or deflates due to pH level, heat, Ect. Not sure if that's what you meant by losing its shape, though
Is the opposite of a number equal to the number?
Is losing $20, the same as gaining $20? Is driving 50 miles North the same as driving 50 miles South? Of course not!! Negative numbers are not the same as positive numbers!! True, but that does not apply to all numbers: 0 is the same as its additive inverse. 1 and -1 are the same as their multiplicative inverses.
What eamest means?
The group that has become the most chaotic after losing their leader.
How does a material acquire a positive electric charge?
By losing electrons.
What are the impacts on the society in the nuclear disaster in japan?
The nuclear disaster in Japan impacted the society by 90,000 people losing their homes.
Do metals form positive ions by gaining electons?
No - by losing electrons
Which country started the domino-effect of Spain losing south America?
Which country started the domino effect of Spain losing south America
What kind of charge does an atom have after losing an electron?
This atom become a cation (positive).
Why does boron have a positive ion?
Boron gains noble gas configuration by losing 3 electrons. So it forms positive ions.
What is the most losing country in the Olympics?
Saudi ariba
Is Gold A Positive or negative ion?
Gold can form both positive and negative ions, depending on the conditions. In its most common form, gold typically forms positive ions by losing electrons.
How an atoms becomes positively charged?
An atom gains a positive charge by losing electrons.
What elements can form a positive ion?
Elements can form a positive ion by losing electrons to achieve a stable electron configuration. Metals are more likely to form positive ions by losing electrons, while nonmetals tend to gain or share electrons to form negative ions.
What South American country became land locked after losing war with Chile?
The country is Bolivia.
Is Li a cation or an anion?
Li is a cation. It has a positive charge due to losing an electron.
