These aren't from any sort of schoolwork, I'm just a layman whom seeks academia, so if any of you who dabble in physics could answer some of my questions I would be appreciative.
1: What types of atoms are there, such as, are there only some, or are there infinite possibilities? I know of the carbon atom.
2: Is there any known basis for atoms? It seems as if the structure of a house needs a foundation that there would also need to be a foundation for the foundation, House - Foundation for the house - Planet (foundation for the foundation) - Universe (Foundation for the planet) So wouldn't it be appropriate that atoms would have a foundation?
3: What is the "Higgs Boson"? Is this something out of pseudo science? I've heard it barely ever and only as some sort of long awaited holy grail among physicists, I don't know the first thing about it if someone could clarify.
4: This is almost a retread of question two, but how are objects existent as physics sees it? Is there such thing as one singular atom, and if so, what would it be? Would it be a thing? Such as, from what I think I know, objects are made of components, such as trees are made of wood, and then wood is made of.....? I don't know the process by which it furthers in gradient. It would be:
tree - wood -
- atoms -
from what I know of physics.
5: They say atoms are the basic unit of matter, so then what is energy made out of? Or is energy just a reflection of matter?
6: E = mc^2, from what I gather, energy = mass multiplied by the speed of light squared. So is the mass multiplied by the speed of light strictly mathematical? Or is mass that is moving at the speed of light^2 at that point energy? How does this equation work itself out basically?
7: What is the speed of light? Is it a static value or does it vary? I assume it wouldn't vary.
8: Are there different types of light? Not lightbulbs, like florescent and such, but are there different types of light itself? Or is it all the same? I know there are different types of rays, x-ray gamma-ray et cetera, but I don't know if rays are lights? The sun has rays, but are rays the same things as the light that it gives off?
9: Is it possible to change matter into energy or energy into matter? Does this have anything to do with the process of atom splitting?
10: How does atom splitting work? What exactly is undergone to split atoms and why is the result of splitting atoms (atleast the hydrogen atom) an explosion? E = mc^2 says that mass multiplied by the speed of light squared would be energy, so is this to say that every human being, having mass, has the potential to be hundreds of atomic bombs?
11: Are energy and mass two sides to the same coin or are they two separated things? I know that
the states of matter are liquid solid and gas, but then what would energy be? Wouldn't energy technically be a state of matter if E=mc^2?
12: What is fire comprised of? Is fire in any way related to plasma?
13: What is plasma? What is it made of?
Thank you very much if you took the time to answer any of my questions, there are more, but I'd rather not crowd up a single question with 50+ questions, especially as you see there are already multiple questions within each question, so I sort of cheated, but anyway, thank you very much for the time.
