Questions from College Physics


Q: A circular conducting coil with radius 2.6 cm is placed

A circular conducting coil with radius 2.6 cm is placed in a vertical magnetic field of 0.33 T. The coil is made of copper wire with a diameter of 0.90 mm. The coil starts in a horizontal plane and is...

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Q: What is the ground-state electron configuration of tellurium (Te

What is the ground-state electron configuration of tellurium (Te, atomic number 52)?

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Q: The central bright fringe in a single-slit diffraction pattern from

The central bright fringe in a single-slit diffraction pattern from light of wavelength 476 nm is 2.0 cm wide on a screen that is 1.05 m from the slit. (a) How wide is the slit? (b) How wide are the...

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Q: A square loop of wire of side 2.3 cm and

A square loop of wire of side 2.3 cm and electrical resistance 79 Ω is near a long straight wire that carries a current of 6.8 A in the direction indicated. The long wire and loop both lie...

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Q: The first two dark fringes on one side of the central maximum

The first two dark fringes on one side of the central maximum in a single-slit diffraction pattern are 1.0 mm apart. The wavelength of the light is 610 nm, and the screen is 1.0 m from the slit. What...

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Q: A parallel plate capacitor is used in a series RLC circuit along

A parallel plate capacitor is used in a series RLC circuit along with a 0.650 H inductor. When the space between the plates is filled with a dielectric with k = 5.50, the resonant frequency is 220 Hz....

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Q: Light of wavelength 630 nm is incident on a single slit with

Light of wavelength 630 nm is incident on a single slit with width 0.40 mm. The figure shows the pattern observed on a screen positioned 2.0 m from the slit. Determine the distance from the center of...

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Q: For a particular RLC series circuit, the capacitive reactance is 12

For a particular RLC series circuit, the capacitive reactance is 12.0 Ω, the inductive reactance is 23.0 Ω, and the maximum voltage across the 25.0 Ω resistor is 8.00 V. (a) What is the impedance of...

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Q: Light from a red laser passes through a single slit to form

Light from a red laser passes through a single slit to form a diffraction pattern on a distant screen. If the width of the slit is increased by a factor of two, what happens to the width of the centra...

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Q: The phasor diagram for a particular RLC series circuit is shown in

The phasor diagram for a particular RLC series circuit is shown in the figure. If the circuit has a resistance of 100 Ω and is driven at a frequency of 60 Hz, find (a) the current amplitu...

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