The table lists the speed of light in four different materials at the same temperature. Through which material would light trave
l the shortest distance in 1 minute?
A. Air
B. Water
C. Diamond
D. Glass
A. Air
B. Water
C. Diamond
D. Glass
2 answers:
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Answer:
The final temperature of both objects is 400 K
Explanation:
The quantity of heat transferred per unit mass is given by;
Q = cΔT
where;
c is the specific heat capacity
ΔT is the change in temperature
The heat transferred by the object A per unit mass is given by;
Q(A) = caΔT
where;
ca is the specific heat capacity of object A
The heat transferred by the object B per unit mass is given by;
Q(B) = cbΔT
where;
cb is the specific heat capacity of object B
The heat lost by object B is equal to heat gained by object A
Q(A) = -Q(B)
But heat capacity of object B is twice that of object A
The final temperature of the two objects is given by
But heat capacity of object B is twice that of object A
Therefore, the final temperature of both objects is 400 K.
To solve this problem we will apply the concept related to destructive interference (from the principle of superposition). This concept is understood as a superposition of two or more waves of identical or similar frequency that, when interfering, create a new wave pattern of less intensity (amplitude) at a point called a node. Mathematically it can be described as
Where,
d = Path difference
= wavelength
n = Any integer which represent the number of repetition of the spectrum
In this question the distance between the two source will be minimum for the case of minimum path difference, then n= 1
Therefore the minimum distance that should you separate two sources emitting the same waves is 2.5mm