Science Facts Set-14

• The mass of the Sun is about 1047 times the mass of planet Jupiter.
• There are about 160 species of chameleons living on Earth.
• Lead(II) hydroxide is a poisonous compound.
• Nylon was invented in 1935 by Wallace Carothers.
• Liger is the hybrid cross between a male lion and a tigress.

• The core of the Sun has a density of about 150 g/cc.
• Euglena is an unicellular organism. Presently, about 1000 species of Euglena are known.
• The SI unit of luminous intensity is candela (cd).
• Ionisation Energy (Ionisation Potential) is the energy required to remove the most loosely bound electron from an atom or molecule in its gaseous state.
• Gazelles can run with a speed of 80 km/h.