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3 years ago

A ______ is a tiny packet of energy

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Nataliya [291]3 years ago

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Individual packets or quanta of light energy are called Photons.
The answer is photons.

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So, we have:

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Answer:

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Explanation:

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g = Acceleration due to gravity = $9.8 m/s^2$

$v_e$ = Constant velocity relative to the rocket = 2,900m/s.

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r = Rate at which fuel is consumed = 170 kg/s

Velocity of the rocket after 1 minute of the liftoff =v

t = 1 minute = 60 seconds'

Substituting all the given values in in the given equation:

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