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Space Missions Class 10 Science Notes Maharashtra State Board Man has always been curious about unknown places and he has always been eager to expand the horizons of his knowledge by exploring the unknown world. He must have had a deep curiosity about space and the many twinkling stars in the dark sky. He must … Read more

Carbon Compounds Class 10 Science Notes Maharashtra State Board In the previous standards, we have seen that organic and inorganic compounds are the two important types of compounds. Except for materials fabricated from metal and glass/soil, several other materials from foodstuffs to fuels are made up of organic compounds. The essential element in all the … Read more

Metallurgy Class 10 Science Notes Maharashtra State Board Earth was born about 4.5 billion years ago. Various formative processes have been taking place in the core of the earth and its surroundings since its creation till today. These have resulted in the formation of various ores, liquids, and gases. The substances around us are in … Read more

Lenses Class 10 Science Notes Maharashtra State Board Lenses You must have seen lenses used in day-to-day life. Some examples are the lenses used by old persons for reading, the lens embedded in the front door of the house, the lens that the watchmaker attaches to his eye, etc. Lenses are used in spectacles. They … Read more

Refraction of Light Class 10 Science Notes Maharashtra State Board We have seen that, generally light travels in a straight line. Because of this, if an opaque object lies in its path, a shadow of the object is formed. We have also seen in previous classes how these shadows change due to the change in … Read more

Heat Class 10 Science Notes Maharashtra State Board In the previous standard, we have learned about heat and different types of heat transfer. We have also performed a few experiments related to the expansion and contraction of solids, liquids, and gases. We have learned about the difference between heat and temperature. We have also seen … Read more

Effects of Electric Current Class 10 Science Notes Maharashtra State Board We have learned in earlier standards about static electricity. We performed various experiments regarding negatively and positively charged objects. The reason behind the object becoming positively and negatively charged is the transfer of negatively charged particles from one object to another object. In the … Read more

Chemical Reactions and Equations Class 10 Science Notes Maharashtra State Board In earlier standards, we have seen how compounds are formed by chemical combinations of elements. We have also learned that the driving force behind the formation of a chemical bond is to attain an electronic configuration with a complete octet. The atoms attain a … Read more

Periodic Classification of Elements Class 10 Science Notes Maharashtra State Board Classification of Elements We have learned in the previous standards that all the atoms of an element are of only one type. Today 118 elements are known to the scientific world. However, around the year 1800, only about 30 elements were known. More number … Read more

Gravitation Class 10 Science Notes Maharashtra State Board We have seen in the previous standard that the gravitational force is a universal force and it acts not only between two objects on the earth but also between any two objects in the universe. Let us now learn how this force was discovered. Gravitation As we … Read more