Questions from College Physics


Q: Justin moves a desk 5.0 m across a level floor

Justin moves a desk 5.0 m across a level floor by pushing on it with a constant horizontal force of 340 N. (It slides for a negligibly small distance before coming to a stop when the force is removed....

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Q: A child’s playground swing is supported by chains that are 4.

A child’s playground swing is supported by chains that are 4.0 m long. If a child in the swing is 0.50 m above the ground and moving at 6.0 m/s when the chains are vertical, what is the maximum height...

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Q: A / nucleus (mass 208.0 u) emits a

A / nucleus (mass 208.0 u) emits a 452 keV photon to jump to a state of lower energy. Assuming the nucleus is initially at rest, calculate the kinetic energy of the nucleus after the photon has been...

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Q: A locust jumps at an angle of 55.0° and

A locust jumps at an angle of 55.0° and lands 0.800 m from where it jumped. (a) What is the maximum height of the locust during its jump? Ignore air resistance. (b) If it jumps with the same initial...

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Q: Why would silver and brass probably not be a good choice of

Why would silver and brass probably not be a good choice of metals for a bimetallic strip (leaving aside the question of the cost of silver)? (See Table 13.2.)

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Q: A converging lens made of glass (n = 1.5

A converging lens made of glass (n = 1.5) is placed under water (n = 1.33). Describe how the focal length of the lens under water compares to the focal length in air.

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Q: The intrinsic magnetic dipole moment of the electron has magnitude 9.

The intrinsic magnetic dipole moment of the electron has magnitude 9.3 × 10−24 A·m2. What is the maximum torque on an electron due to its intrinsic dipole moment in a 1.0 T magnetic field?

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Q: A tower outside the Houses of Parliament in London has a famous

A tower outside the Houses of Parliament in London has a famous clock commonly referred to as Big Ben, the name of its 13 ton chiming bell. The hour hand of each clock face is 2.7 m long and has a mas...

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Q: An accelerometer—a device to measure acceleration—can be as

An accelerometer—a device to measure acceleration—can be as simple as a small pendulum hanging in an airplane cockpit. An essentially similar accelerometer is found...

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Q: An elevator starts at rest on the ninth floor. At t

An elevator starts at rest on the ninth floor. At t = 0, a passenger pushes a button to go to another floor. The graph for this problem shows the acceleration ay of the elevator as a function of time....

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