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On a cold, autumn day, Tuan is staring out of the window watching the leaves blow in the wind. One bright yellow leaf is reflecting light that has a predominant wavelength of 580 nm. (a) What is the...
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At a point due north of the transmitter, how should a magnetic dipole antenna be oriented to serve as a receiver?
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In astronomy it is common to expose a photographic plate to a particular portion of the night sky for quite some time in order to gather plenty of light. Before leaving a plate exposed to the night sk...
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If the magnetic fields produced by the x-, y-, and z-coils in an MRI (see Section 19.8) are changed too rapidly, the patient may experience twitching or tingling sensations. What do you think might be...
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The number density of free electrons in silver is 5.85 × 1028 m−3. A strip of silver of thickness 0.050 mm and width 20.0 mm is placed in a magnetic field of 0.80 T. A c...
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The charge on a capacitor in an ac circuit is q(t) = Q sin ωt. Using a small-angle approximation (Appendix A.9), we can write q(t) ≈ Qωt for times |t| ≪ 1/ω. What is the slope of the graph of q(t) at...
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A drag racer crosses the finish line of a 400.0 m track with a final speed of 104 m/s. (a) Assuming constant acceleration during the race, find the racer's time and the minimum coefficient of static...
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The Hubble Space Telescope uses a mirror of radius 1.2 m. Is its resolution better when detecting visible light or UV? Explain.
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