Questions from Modern Physics


Q: A long rod, insulated to prevent heat loss along its sides

A long rod, insulated to prevent heat loss along its sides, is in perfect thermal contact with boiling water (at atmospheric pressure) at one end and with an ice–water mixture at the...

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Q: A pot with a steel bottom 8.50 mm thick rests

A pot with a steel bottom 8.50 mm thick rests on a hot stove. The area of the bottom of the pot is 0.150 m2. The water inside the pot is at 100.0°C, and 0.390 kg are evaporated every 3.00 min. Find t...

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Q: You are asked to design a cylindrical steel rod 50.0

You are asked to design a cylindrical steel rod 50.0 cm long, with a circular cross section, that will conduct 190.0 J/s from a furnace at 400.0°C to a container of boiling water under 1 atmosphere....

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Q: A picture window has dimensions of 1.40 m × 2

A picture window has dimensions of 1.40 m × 2.50 m and is made of glass 5.20 mm thick. On a winter day, the temperature of the outside surface of the glass is -20.0°C, while the temperature of the in...

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Q: Sound is detected when a sound wave causes the tympanic membrane (

Sound is detected when a sound wave causes the tympanic membrane (the eardrum) to vibrate. Typically, the diameter of this membrane is about 8.4 mm in humans. (a). How much energy is delivered to the...

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Q: A spherical pot contains 0.75 L of hot coffee (

A spherical pot contains 0.75 L of hot coffee (essentially water) at an initial temperature of 95°C. The pot has an emissivity of 0.60, and the surroundings are at 20.0°C. Calculate the coffee’s rat...

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Q: The emissivity of tungsten is 0.350. A tungsten sphere

The emissivity of tungsten is 0.350. A tungsten sphere with radius 1.50 cm is suspended within a large evacuated enclosure whose walls are at 290.0 K. What power input is required to maintain the sphe...

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Q: The operating temperature of a tungsten filament in an incandescent light bulb

The operating temperature of a tungsten filament in an incandescent light bulb is 2450 K, and its emissivity is 0.350. Find the surface area of the filament of a 150-W bulb if all the electrical energ...

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Q: The hot glowing surfaces of stars emit energy in the form of

The hot glowing surfaces of stars emit energy in the form of electromagnetic radiation. It is a good approximation to assume e = 1 for these surfaces. Find the radii of the following stars (assumed to...

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Q: Example 16.1 (Section 16.1) showed that

Example 16.1 (Section 16.1) showed that for sound waves in air with frequency 1000 Hz, a displacement amplitude of 1.2 × 10-8 m produces a pressure amplitude of 3.0 × 10-2 Pa. Water at 200C has a bulk...

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