Questions from Modern Physics


Q: Conventional hot-water heaters consist of a tank of water maintained

Conventional hot-water heaters consist of a tank of water maintained at a fixed temperature. The hot water is to be used when needed. The drawbacks are that energy is wasted because the tank loses hea...

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Q: While painting the top of an antenna 225 m in height,

While painting the top of an antenna 225 m in height, a worker accidentally lets a 1.00-L water bottle fall from his lunchbox. The bottle lands in some bushes at ground level and does not break. If a...

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Q: A 25,000-kg subway train initially traveling at 15

A 25,000-kg subway train initially traveling at 15.5 m/s slows to a stop in a station and then stays there long enough for its brakes to cool. The station’s dimensions are 65.0 m long by 20.0 m wide b...

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Q: A technician measures the specific heat of an unidentified liquid by immersing

A technician measures the specific heat of an unidentified liquid by immersing an electrical resistor in it. Electrical energy is converted to heat transferred to the liquid for 120 s at a constant ra...

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Q: A 15.0-g bullet traveling horizontally at 865 m

A 15.0-g bullet traveling horizontally at 865 m/s passes through a tank containing 13.5 kg of water and emerges with a speed of 534 m/s. What is the maximum temperature increase that the water could h...

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Q: You have 750 g of water at 10.0°C

You have 750 g of water at 10.0°C in a large insulated beaker. How much boiling water at 100.0°C must you add to this beaker so that the final temperature of the mixture will be 75°C?

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Q: A 500.0-g chunk of an unknown metal,

A 500.0-g chunk of an unknown metal, which has been in boiling water for several minutes, is quickly dropped into an insulating Styrofoam beaker containing 1.00 kg of water at room temperature (20.0°...

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Q: A submerged scuba diver hears the sound of a boat horn directly

A submerged scuba diver hears the sound of a boat horn directly above her on the surface of the lake. At the same time, a friend on dry land 22.0 m from the boat also hears the horn (Fig. E16.7). The...

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Q: One suggested treatment for a person who has suffered a stroke is

One suggested treatment for a person who has suffered a stroke is immersion in an ice-water bath at 0°C to lower the body temperature, which prevents damage to the brain. In one set of tests, patients...

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Q: A blacksmith cools a 1.20-kg chunk of iron

A blacksmith cools a 1.20-kg chunk of iron, initially at 650.0°C, by trickling 15.0°C water over it. All of the water boils away, and the iron ends up at 120.0°C. How much water did the blacksmi...

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