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A uniform electric field exists between two conducting plates separated by 1.7mm . A dust grain with charge 65 nC between the plates feels a 26N electric force, Find the electric field
A 5.5- kg concrete block rests on a level table. A 3.1- kg mass is attached to the block by a string passing over a light, what is the coefficient of friction between the block and the table
A mass-spring system oscillates with an amplitude of 5.50cm. If the spring constant is 247N/m and the mass is 584g, determine the mechanical energy of the system
An object, which is initially at rest on a frictionless horizontal surface, is acted upon by four constant forces. How much total work is done on the object in 4.44 seconds
One of the new events in the 2002 Winter Olympics was the sport of skeleton (see photo), In the absence of nonconservative forces, such as friction and air resistance, what would be the speed of a ri
Two capacitors C1 = 3.2 ?F, C2 = 13.5 ?F are charged individually to V1 = 19.0 V, V2 = 5.6 V. Calculate the final potential difference across the plates of the capacitors once they are connected
The greatest ocean depths on earth are found in the Marianas Trench near the Philippines, where the depth of the bottom of the trench is about 11.0 km. Calculate the pressure due to the ocean at a d
A parallel-plate air capacitor of area A= 10.0 cm2 and plate separation d= 3.20 mm is charged by a battery to a voltage 50.0 V, how much additional charge will flow from the battery onto the positive
A seasoned mini golfer is trying to make par on a tricky hole #5, at what speed must the golfer hit the ball to land the ball in the hole
A particle with a charge of -60.0 nC is placed at the center of a nonconducting spherical shell of inner radius 20.0 cm and outer radius 24.0 cm, Calculate the speed of the proton
Two long, straight wires are parallel and are separated by a distance of d = 0.230 m, The top wire in the sketch carries current I1 = 3.80 A, toward the right, and the bottom wire carries current I2 =
How many electrons would have to be placed on the sphere to produce an electric field of magnitude 1.41 105 N/C at a point 8.60 cm from the center of the sphere
A basketball player makes a jump shot. The 0.520-kg ball is released at a height of 1.90 m above the floor with a speed of 7.13 m/s, What is the work done on the ball by air resistance, a nonconserva
Calculate the force a piano tuner applies to stretch a steel piano wire 7.70 mm, if the wire is originally 0.850 mm in diameter and 1.30 m long
Playing near a road construction site, a child falls over a barrier and down onto a dirt slope that is angled downward at 42° to the horizontal, What is the coefficient of kinetic friction betwee
Two children stand on opposite sides of a merry-go-round of diameter 6.0 m, Calculate the magnitude of the Coriolis force acting on the moving ball due to the rotation of the merry-go-round
Jupiter has mass M, radius R and orbital period T, while the Sun has mass m, radius r and orbital period t. Calculate the ratio of the centrifugal acceleration to the gravitational acceleration at
A particle's trajectory is described by x=(12t3?2t2)m and y =(12t2?2t)m, What is the particle's direction of motion, measured as an angle from the x-axis, at t=5.0s
A charging RC circuit controls the intermittent windshield wipers in a car. The emf is 12.0 V. What resistance should be used in the charging circuit if the wipers are to operate once every 1.40 s
Peter and Carter are dropping rocks into a stream from a bridge at a height of 28 m above the water below, As Meg emerges from the water below she is struck by both rocks. Calculate the speed of each
A moon orbits a planet of unknown mass with a period of 1.8 days. If the radius of the moon's orbit is 420,000,000 meters, Determine the centripetal acceleration of the moon
In a double-slit interference experiment, the wavelength is ? = 622 nm, What is the linear distance between the 6th order maximum and the 2nd order maximum on the screen
A moon orbits a planet of unknown mass with a period of 1.8 days. If the radius of the moon's orbit is 420,000,000 meters, find the mass of the planet
During a tug-of-war, team A pulls on team B by applying a force of 1200 N to the rope between them, How much work does team A do if they pull team B toward them a distance of 1.3 m
For a demonstration, a professor uses a razor blade to cut a thin slit in a piece of aluminum foil, What is the width of the slit