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          <li><a href="https://physics.info/kmt/" target="_top">Kinetic-Molecular Theory</a></li>
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          <li><a href="https://physics.info/heat-sensible/" target="_top">Sensible Heat</a></li>
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          <li><a href="https://physics.info/sound/" target="_top">The Nature of Sound</a></li>
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          <li><a href="https://physics.info/shock/" target="_top">Shock Waves</a></li>
          <li><a href="https://physics.info/interference-sound/" target="_top">Diffraction and Interference (Sound)</a></li>
          <li><a href="https://physics.info/waves-standing/" target="_top">Standing Waves</a></li>
          <li><a href="https://physics.info/beats/" target="_top">Beats</a></li>
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          <li><a href="https://physics.info/light/" target="_top">The Nature of Light</a></li>
          <li><a href="https://physics.info/polarization/" target="_top">Polarization</a></li>
          <li><a href="https://physics.info/doppler-light/" target="_top">Doppler&nbsp;Effect (Light)</a></li>
          <li><a href="https://physics.info/cerenkov/" target="_top">Cerenkov Radiation</a></li>
          <li><a href="https://physics.info/interference-light/" target="_top">Diffraction and Interference (Light)</a></li>
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