Questions from College Physics

Q: A vertical cylinder of cross-sectional area A is fitted with

A vertical cylinder of cross-sectional area A is fitted with a tight-fitting, frictionless piston of mass m (Fig. P10.58). (a) If n moles of an ideal gas are in the cylinder at a temperature of T, use...

Q: A 0.40 - kg object connected to a light spring

A 0.40 - kg object connected to a light spring with a force constant of 19.6 N/m oscillates on a frictionless horizontal surface. If the spring is compressed 4.0 cm and released from rest, determine (...

Q: At an outdoor market, a bunch of bananas attached to the

At an outdoor market, a bunch of bananas attached to the bottom of a vertical spring of force constant 16.0 N/m is set into oscillatory motion with an amplitude of 20.0 cm. It is observed that the max...

Q: A spring oriented vertically is attached to a hard horizontal surface as

A spring oriented vertically is attached to a hard horizontal surface as in Figure P13.2. The spring has a force constant of 1.46 kN/m. How much is the spring compressed when a object of mass m = 2.30...

Q: A student stretches a spring, attaches a 1.00 -

A student stretches a spring, attaches a 1.00 - kg mass to it, and releases the mass from rest on a frictionless surface. The resulting oscillation has a period of 0.500 s and an amplitude of 25.0 cm....

Q: A horizontal spring attached to a wall has a force constant of

A horizontal spring attached to a wall has a force constant of k = 8.50 x 102 N/m. A block of mass m = 1.00 kg is attached to the spring and rests on a frictionless, horizontal surface as in Figure P1...

Q: An object moves uniformly around a circular path of radius 20.

An object moves uniformly around a circular path of radius 20.0 cm, making one complete revolution every 2.00 s. What are (a) The translational speed of the object, (b) The frequency of motion in hert...

Q: The wheel in the simplified engine of Figure P13.23 has

The wheel in the simplified engine of Figure P13.23 has radius A = 0.250 m and rotates with angular frequency ω = 12.0 rad/s. At t = 0, the piston is located at x = A. Calculate the piston&...

Q: The period of motion of an object – spring system is T

The period of motion of an object – spring system is T = 0.528 s when an object of mass m = 238 g is attached to the spring. Find (a) The frequency of motion in hertz and (b) The force constant of the...

Q: A vertical spring stretches 3.9 cm when a 10.

A vertical spring stretches 3.9 cm when a 10. -g object is hung from it. The object is replaced with a block of mass 25 g that oscillates up and down in simple harmonic motion. Calculate the period of...