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Please show the steps 1) Radio waves travel at the speed of light, 300,000 km/s. The...

Please show the steps

1) Radio waves travel at the speed of light, 300,000 km/s. The wavelength of a radio wave received at 100 megahertz is            1) _______

A) 3.0 m.

B) 300 m.

C) 0.3 m.

D) 30 m.

E) none of these

22) Two charged particles repel each other with a force F. If the charge of one of the particles is doubled and the distance between them is also doubled, then the force will be    22) ______

A) F/4.

B) 2 F.

C) F/2.

D) F.

E) none of these

23) Two charged particles attract each other with a force F. If the charges of both particles are doubled, and the distance between them also doubled, then the force of attraction will be            23) ______

A) 2 F.

B) F/4.

C) F.

D) F/2.

E) none of these

Solutions

Expert Solution

(1)

Speed of light is

Frequency of the wave is

The wavelength of light

(22)

The electric force between two charge particles q1 and q2 separated by a distance r is

where k=9x109Nm2/C2.

Charge on one particle is doubled q1'=2q1

Distance between them is doubled r'=2r

The force between the two charge is

(23)

Charge on one particle is doubled q1'=2q1 , q2'=2q2

Distance between them is doubled r'=2r

The force between the two charge is


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