Questions from College Physics


Q: According to the special theory of relativity, no object that has

According to the special theory of relativity, no object that has mass can travel faster than the speed of light. Yoo Jin says she knows something that moves faster than the speed of light. She tells...

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Q: One iron nail does not necessarily attract another iron nail, although

One iron nail does not necessarily attract another iron nail, although both are attracted by a magnet. Explain.

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Q: Two wires at right angles in a plane carry equal currents.

Two wires at right angles in a plane carry equal currents. At what points in the plane is the magnetic field zero?

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Q: Two soap bubbles of different radii are formed at the ends of

Two soap bubbles of different radii are formed at the ends of a tube with a closed valve in the middle. What happens to the bubbles when the valve is opened? (If the alveoli in the lung did not have a...

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Q: A block of wood is compressed 2.0 nm when inward

A block of wood is compressed 2.0 nm when inward forces of magnitude 120 N are applied to it on two opposite sides. (a) Assuming Hooke’s law holds, what is the effective spring constant of the block?...

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Q: The dipole is released from rest at θ = 90.0

The dipole is released from rest at θ = 90.0°. What is its angular speed when it reaches θ = 0? [Hint: First find the work done on each point charge.]

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Q: An ac circuit has a single resistor, capacitor, and inductor

An ac circuit has a single resistor, capacitor, and inductor in series. The circuit uses 100 W of power and draws a maximum rms current of 2.0 A when operating at 60 Hz and 120 V rms. The capacitive r...

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Q: (a) What is the buoyant force on 0.90

(a) What is the buoyant force on 0.90 kg of ice floating freely in liquid water? (b) What is the buoyant force on 0.90 kg of ice held completely submerged under water?

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Q: A copper wire and an aluminum wire of the same length have

A copper wire and an aluminum wire of the same length have the same resistance. What is the ratio of the diameter of the copper wire to that of the aluminum wire?

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Q: If a magnet is held near the screen of a CRT (

If a magnet is held near the screen of a CRT (see Sec. 16.5), the picture is distorted. [Don't try this—see part (b).] (a) Why is the picture distorted? (b) With a color CRT, the d...

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