Questions from College Physics

Q: What is the period of oscillation for small amplitudes?

What is the period of oscillation for small amplitudes?

Q: It takes 880 J to raise the temperature of 350 g of

It takes 880 J to raise the temperature of 350 g of lead from 0°C to 20.0°C. What is the specific heat of lead?

Q: A mass of 1.00 kg of water at temperature T

A mass of 1.00 kg of water at temperature T is poured from a height of 0.100 km into a vessel containing water of the same temperature T, and a temperature change of 0.100°C is measured. What mass of...

Q: The water passing over Victoria Falls, located along the Zambezi River

The water passing over Victoria Falls, located along the Zambezi River on the border of Zimbabwe and Zambia, drops about 105 m. How much internal energy is produced per kilogram as a result of the fal...

Q: A series RLC circuit has R = 500.0 Ω,

A series RLC circuit has R = 500.0 Ω, L = 35.0 mH, and C = 87.0 pF. What is the impedance of the circuit at resonance? Explain.

Q: A scanning electron microscope is used to look at cell structure with

A scanning electron microscope is used to look at cell structure with 10 nm resolution. A beam of electrons from a hot filament is accelerated with a voltage of 12 kV and then focused to a small spot...

Q: Rank the points in order of mechanical energy, from greatest to

Rank the points in order of mechanical energy, from greatest to least, taking friction and air resistance into consideration.

Q: An experiment is conducted with a Joule apparatus (see Fig.

An experiment is conducted with a Joule apparatus (see Fig. 14.2). The hanging objects descend through a distance of 1.25 m each time. After 30 descents, a total of 1.00 kJ has been delivered to the w...

Q: It is a damp, chilly day in a New England seacoast

It is a damp, chilly day in a New England seacoast town suffering from a power failure. To warm up the cold, clammy sheets, Jen decides to fill hot water bottles to tuck between the sheets at the foot...

Q: A thermometer containing 0.10 g of mercury is cooled from

A thermometer containing 0.10 g of mercury is cooled from 15.0°C to 8.5°C. How much energy left the mercury in this process?