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21.19 Briefly explain what determines the characteristic color of (a) a metal and (b) a transparent nonmetal. (c) Sketch and compare the light-solid interaction (transmission, absorption, and reflection) intensities as a function of wavelength in (a) and (b) cases, explain the differences.
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An experiment involving perfect inelastic collision is conducted: two carts with velcro strips are placed on a track attached to a motion sensor. One cart is stationary and the other is pushed slightly towards the cart such that it attaches to the cart that is stationary (via. velcro). Given the following data of the experiment, what is the expected final velocity of the moving object? Compare the expected final velocity to the actual measured one, then determine what the percentage error of it is.
| Trial | Mass One (Moving Cart) | Mass Two (Stationary Cart) | Initial Velocity | Final Velocity |
| 1 | 511 g | 506 g | 0.1974 m/s | 0.1564 |
For some reason, I keep getting 0.09918525 m/s, but the percentage error is too high and becomes 56%. What am I doing wrong? Please show work, thank you!
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A series RLC circuit connected to a 24-V AC source has a current of 150 mA when the AC source is set to 85 Hz. The voltage on the capacitor is measured to be 36 V. When the frequency of the source is adjusted in any way the current decreases. Calculate the values of R L, and C.
In P4, the frequency of the AC source is increased until the voltage on the capacitor has dropped to 12 V. Calculate the voltage on the inductor at this frequency
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A coin and a ring have the same mass and radius. Starting from rest and the same height, they roll down the same incline. In other words, they both start with the same gravitational potential energy. Which one of the following statements is true about the coin and ring when they reach the bottom of the incline?
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C. The increase in the coin's total kinetic energy is greater than the increase in the ring's total kinetic energy.
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what do we need about finding the bond equation in classical mechanics problems?
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Two pendulums have the same length but different masses. If m1 is released from the position shown in the figure on the right, how high would the masses reach after the collision (a) assuming a perfectly inelastic collision, and (b) perfectly elastic collision. Use m1(green) = 100g, m2 (purple) = 150g, and angle = 40 degrees, Length 1 & 2 = 0.5 m.
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61. Suppose a highly trained athlete consumes oxygen at a rate of 70.0 mL/(min · kg) during a 30.0-min workout. If the athlete’s mass is 78.0 kg and their body functions as a heat engine with a 20.0% efficiency, calculate (a) their metabolic rate in kcal/min and (b) the thermal energy in kcal released during the workout.
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Mario, a hockey player, is skating due south at a speed of 6.35 m/s relative to the ice. A teammate passes the puck to him. The puck has a speed of 8.09 m/s and is moving in a direction of 22.0 ° west of south, relative to the ice. What are (a) the magnitude and (b) direction (relative to due south) of the puck's velocity, as observed by Mario?
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The intensity of an earthquake wave passing through the Earth is measured to be 2.5×106 J/m2⋅s at a distance of 49 km from the source.
a) What was its intensity when it passed a point only 2.0 km from the source?
b) At what rate did energy pass through an area of 2.0 m2 at 2.0 km?
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A particular car engine operates between temperatures of 400°C
(inside the cylinders of the engine) and 20°C (the temperature of
the surroundings).
Given these two temperatures, what is the maximum possible
efficiency the car can have? (Note that actual car engine
efficiencies are in the 20-25% range.)
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Part (b)
A particular car engine operates between temperatures of 400°C
(inside the cylinders of the engine) and 20°C (the temperature of
the surroundings).
If the car was somehow able to operate at its maximum efficiency,
determine how much heat must be obtained by burning fuel in the
car’s engine to accelerate a 1500 kg car from rest to a speed of
100 km/h (neglect resistive forces). Note that a number like
1.23x10^9 can be entered as 1.23e9
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The water flow rate for a particular sprinkler is 16 gpm. The water must be projected at least 25 feet in radius. The sprinkler is mounted 11 feet above the ground and is aimed at an angle of 29 degrees above the horiztonal. With what velocity must the water leave the sprinkler? What diameter (inches) should the opening be to achieve this velocity?
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A 1.8 kg , 20-cm-diameter turntable rotates at 130 rpm on frictionless bearings. Two 510 g blocks fall from above, hit the turntable simultaneously at opposite ends of a diameter, and stick.What is the turntable's angular velocity, in rpm, just after this event?
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