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At three corners of a rectangle (length 11.8 cm, height 5.9 cm), the following charges are located: q1 (upper left corner), q2 (lower right corner), and q (lower left corner). The net electric fiel
A particle moves along a straight line with an acceleration of a = 2pi / (2s^(2/3) + 3s^(5/8)) m/s^2, where s is in meters. Determine the particles velocity when s = 2 m, if it starts from rest whe
A velocity "filter" with crossed electric and magnetic fields is designed to permit the passage of singly ionized 22-Ne atoms (atomic mass=22 unified atomic mass units) of energy 2.0*10^4 eV. The el
How would you calculate many electrons are transferred with each rotation by the Van de Graff generator? As is known, the Van De Graff generator is spherical and the one I used in particular had a c
Two spherical objects with a mass of 8.05 kg each are placed at a distance of 2.31 m apart. How many electrons need to leave each object so that the net force between them becomes zero?
Birds resting on a high-voltage power lines are a common sight. A certain copper power line carries a current of 52.7 A, and its resistance per unit length is 1.15 10-5 /m. If a bird is standing on
Question: A balloon is rubbed with a wool glove. The two items attract one another with a force of strength 0.6 N when they are 1 cm apart. If they have equal but opposite charges, a) what is the m
The charges on the circle are -3.90 µC at the position due north and +5.00 µC at the position due east. What is the magnitude and direction of the net electrostatic force acting on the c
The temperatures indoors and outdoors are 303 and 313 K, respectively. A Carnot air conditioner deposits 6.64 105 J of heat outdoors. How much heat is removed from the house?
Two equally charged insulating balls each weigh 0.32 g and hang from a common point by identical threads 50 cm long. The balls repel each other so that the separation between their centers is 6.0 c
Argue for or against the idea that Vd is equal to the instantaneous velocity of the glider when it is halfway through the photo gate in space.
An astronaut on a small planet wishes to measure the local value of the free-fall acceleration by timing pulses traveling down a wire that has an object of large mass suspended from it. Assume a wir
Is the buoyant force on an object that is attached to a light sting and submerged completely in water the same as the buoyant force on the same object when it is submerged completely in alcohol?
What is the magnitude of the acceleration of an electron at a point where the electric field has magnitude 6667 N/C and is directed due north?
What is Julie's average speed on the way to Grandmother's house? What is her average speed on the return trip?
If you do 3 sets of 10 in a day, what total energy do you expend on lifting, assuming a typical efficiency for energy use by the body?
A brass plug is to be placed in a ring made of iron. At 20 C, the diameter of the plug is 8.852 cm and that of the inside of the ring is 8.842 cm. They must both be brought to what common temperatu
A storage tank at STP contains 19.1 kg of nitrogen What is the volume of the tank? What is the pressure if an additional 15.7kg of nitrogen is added without changing the temperature?
A ball is thrown vertically upward with a speed of 15.0 m/s. (a) How high does it rise? (b) How long does it take to reach its highest point? (c) How long does the ball take to hit the ground after
The position of an object is given as a function of time as x(t) = (-3.00 m/s)t + (1.00 m/s2)t2. What is the average speed of the object between t = 0.00 s and t = 2.00 s?
A ball is thrown straight up with a speed of 30 m/s. (a.) How long does it take the ball to reach the maximum height? (b.) What is the maximum height reached by the ball? (c.) What is its speed aft
(a) Calculate the time necessary for the car to reach the truck. (b) Calculate the distance beyond the traffic light that the car will pass the truck. (c) Determine the speed of the car when it pass
Suppose the driver in this example is now moving with speed 36.5 m/s, and slams on the brakes, stopping the car in 5.3 seconds. (a) Find the acceleration assuming the acceleration is constant. (b)
Five thousand joules of heat is put into a Carnot engine whose hot and cold reservoirs have temperatures of 490 and 270 K, respectively. How much heat is converted into work?