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How is the E field of a EM wave changed by vertical polarisation in terms of the general equation for electric field, ie E = Esin(kx-wt)?
Two converging lenses are separated by 23.40 cm. The focal length of each lens is 12.20 cm. An object is placed 36.40 cm to the left of the lens that is on the left. Determine the final image distan
Light reflects off of a water surface. If the incident angle odf the light is 28 degrees., at what angle is the light reflected back into the air?
What must be the plate area of a parallel-plate capacitor with the same plate separation and capacitance?
A minute later, the current is only 0.81 A. What is the temperature T (in degrees C) of the filament at that time? The voltage driving the lightbulb filament stays the same as the filament heats.
An LR circuit has a resistance R = 25 W, an inductance L = 5.4 mH, and a battery of EMF = 9.0 V. How much energy is stored in the inductance of this circuit when a steady current is achieved?
The current in an RL circuit is zero at time t = 0 and increases to 75% of its final value in 4.5 s. The time constant of this circuit is approximately
A coil of self inductance 7.5 mH and resistance of 30 W is placed across the terminals of a 12-V battery of negligible internal resistance. The current in this circuit after 50 ms is approximately:
The emf drives a current around the circuit. Neglecting friction, what force (in Newtons) is needed to keep the rod moving at a constant speed?
A compressed air cylinder stands 100 cm tall and has an internal diameter of 20.0 cm . At room temperature, the pressure is 180 atm . How many moles of air are in the cylinder? What volume would thi
A 60-W light bulb emits spherical electromagnetic waves uniformly in all directions. If 50% of the power input to such a light bulb is emitted as electromagnetic radiation, what is the radiation int
The Sun radiates about 3.83x1026 W of power. How large should a perfectly reflecting solar sail be on a space ship of mass 50 kg to provide an acceleration of 10-4 m/s2 at the Earth's orbit? The rad
The heat capacity of silver, measured at a temperature of 4 K, is 0.0134 J/(mole ·K). The Debye temperature of silver is 225 K. What are the electronic contribution (J/(mole ·K)) to th
Electronic devices use electrical energy even when they are on standby. Calculate the percent of energy used per day for the following entertainment equipment in the standby mode assuming that they
Suppose the mirror is convex, an upright image is formed, and 1>a. Determine the focal length of the mirror. (Use any variable or symbol stated above as necessary.
A cosmic ray particle travels directly over a soccer field, from one goal line to the other, at a speed of 0.522c. If the length of the field between goal lines in the Earth frame is 105.0 m. a. wh
An object is 19 cm in front of a diverging lens that has a focal length of -9 cm. How far in front of the lens should the object be placed so that the size of its image is reduced by a factor of 1.5
2-kg of nitrogen gas is contained in a 2.1-m3 volume at 3.9 atm. pressure. What is the temperature of the gas? Your answer should be given to the nearest Kelvin.
how much of the liquid will overflow the container. Your answer should be given to the nearest tenth of a mL.
Find and sketch the graphs of the resulting displacements of the two masses.
An electron moves in a circular path perpendicular to a magnetic field of magnitude 0.280 T. If the kinetic energy of the electron is 3.50 x 10-19 J, find the speed of the electron and the radius of
Two bicycles approach one another, each traveling with a speed of 8.50 m/s. (i) If bicyclist A beeps a 315-Hz horn, what frequency is heard by bicyclist B?
The system is put onto a horizontal frictionless table where the spring is stretched by 0.736 m from equilibrium and released. The speakers emit a frequency of 450 Hz when stationary. (i) What is t
A block of wood floats on the surface of water (Ï = 1000 kg/m3), with 56% of the wood outside of the water. The volume of the block is 0.25 m3Now a 20.0-kg mass is placed on the wood. What is the
If you know the temperature of a star how would you find its wavelength? Say the temperature of a star is 30000K what is its wavelength?