Questions from Modern Physics


Q: The African bombardier beetle (Stenaptinus insignis) can emit a jet

The African bombardier beetle (Stenaptinus insignis) can emit a jet of defensive spray from the movable tip of its abdomen (Fig. P17.91). The beetle’s body has reservoirs containing...

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Q: In a household hot-water heating system, water is delivered

In a household hot-water heating system, water is delivered to the radiators at 70.0°C (158.0°F) and leaves at 28.0°C (82.4°F). The system is to be replaced by a steam system in which steam at atm...

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Q: You have 1.50 kg of water at 28.0

You have 1.50 kg of water at 28.0°C in an insulated container of negligible mass. You add 0.600 kg of ice that is initially at -22.0°C. Assume that no heat exchanges with the surroundings. (a) After...

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Q: A thirsty nurse cools a 2.00-L bottle of

A thirsty nurse cools a 2.00-L bottle of a soft drink (mostly water) by pouring it into a large aluminum mug of mass 0.257 kg and adding 0.120 kg of ice initially at -15.0°C. If the soft drink and mu...

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Q: A copper calorimeter can with mass 0.446 kg contains 0

A copper calorimeter can with mass 0.446 kg contains 0.0950 kg of ice. The system is initially at 0.0°C. (a). If 0.0350 kg of steam at 100.0°C and 1.00 atm pressure is added to the can, what is the...

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Q: A Styrofoam bucket of negligible mass contains 1.75 kg of

A Styrofoam bucket of negligible mass contains 1.75 kg of water and 0.450 kg of ice. More ice, from a refrigerator at -15.0°C, is added to the mixture in the bucket, and when thermal equilibrium has...

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Q: In a container of negligible mass, 0.0400 kg of

In a container of negligible mass, 0.0400 kg of steam at 100°C and atmospheric pressure is added to 0.200 kg of water at 50.0°C. (a). If no heat is lost to the surroundings, what is the final tempe...

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Q: Animals in cold climates often depend on two layers of insulation:

Animals in cold climates often depend on two layers of insulation: a layer of body fat (of thermal conductivity 0.20 W/m ∙ K) surrounded by a layer of air trapped inside fur or down. We can model a bl...

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Q: You propose a new temperature scale with temperatures given in M.

You propose a new temperature scale with temperatures given in M. You define 0.0M to be the normal melting point of mercury and 100.0M to be the normal boiling point of mercury. (a). What is the n...

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Q: A 250-kg weight is hanging from the ceiling by a

A 250-kg weight is hanging from the ceiling by a thin copper wire. In its fundamental mode, this wire vibrates at the frequency of concert A (440 Hz). You then increase the temperature of the wire by...

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