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A 4.5-kg, three legged stool supports a 68-kg person. If each leg of the stool has a cross-sectional diameter of 3.0 cm, determine the pressure exerted on the floor by each leg
A double-slit apparatus consists of two of slits separated by 0.25 mm with a screen 5.0 cm away. Calculate the wavelength of the light
The same activity is measured for two different isotope samples. One sample contains 0.0450 kg of (atomic mass = 230.033 937 u, t1/2 = 20.8 days). What is the mass of the second sample
Light of wavelength 60nm illuminates a hydrogen atom in an excited state. What energy level was the electron in initially
A soap bubble strongly reflects light of 463nm, wavelength, if the index of refraction of the film is 1.35, what is the thinnest thickness the soap film can be
The index of refraction for violet light in silica flint glass is 1.65, and that for red light is 1.62. What is the angle of deviation for the red ray passing through a prism of apex angle
On a hot day, the temperature of an 81099-L swimming pool increases by 4 degrees celcius. What is the net heat transfer during this heating
What fraction of ice is submerged when it floats in freshwater, given the density of water at a temperature of 0 degrees celcius is very close to 1000 kilograms/meter cubed
Hoover Dam on the Colorado River is the highest dam in the United States at 221 m, with an output of 1300 MW. Calculate the power in this flow
How long must a 0.60-mm-diameter aluminumwire be to have a 0.50 A current when connected to the terminals ofa 1.5 V flashlight battery
The objective of a certain lens system is a double convex lens of 10.2 cm focal length; how far is the image from the eyepiece
Blood is pumped from the heart at a rate of 5 L/min into the aorta (of radius 1.01 cm). Determine the speed of blood through the aorta
Water is pumped at 250 m^3/min from a lake into a tank 65.0 m above the lake. What power (in kW) must be delivered by the pump
Light wavelenght 590nm fall on a double slit, and the first bright fringe of the interference pattern is seen at an agle of 13 from the central maximum
A submarine is stranded on the bottom of the ocean with its hatch 38 m below the surface. Calculate the force needed to open the hatch from the inside
If the rubber of the balloon itself has a mass of 2.00 g and the balloon is filled with helium, calculate the net upward force (the "lift") that acts on it in air
In reaching her destination, a backpacker walks with an average velocity of 1 m/s, due west. How far east did she walk (in kilometers)
An archer shoots an arrow with a velocity of 30 m/s at an angle of 20 degrees with respect to the horizontal. What is the initial speed of the apple
When ultraviolet light with a wavelength of 254 nm falls upon a clean metal surface, What is the photoelectric threshold wavelength for this metal
The objective lens of the refracting telescope at the Lick Observatory in California has a focal length of 57 ft. What is the refractive power of this lens
You've made the finals of the Science Olympics! As one of your tasks, you're given 1.5g of copper and asked to make a cylindrical wire, What length l will you choose for your wire
An atom is ionized so that it has only one electron. When the electron drops from the n = 4 shell to the n = 1 shell, What is the atomic number
A helium-neon laser (wavelength=666 nm) illuminates a single slit and is observed on a screen 1.5 m behind the slit. What is the width (in mm) of the slit
The 80 cm-tall, 68 cm wide tank is completely filled with water. The tank has marks every 10 cm along one wall, find Which is the lowest mark you can see
A telephoto lens with focal length of 123 mm has f-numbers ranging from f/2.8 to f/22. What is the diameter of the lens aperture at the second f-number