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3 years ago

Which part of an atom makes up most of its volume ?

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alexandr1967 [171]3 years ago

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Remember that like charges repel each other. That is, positive repels positive and negative repels negative. Similar to how the north poles of magnets repel each other and south poles repel. However, at the atomic scale, protons, which have positive charge, are more influenced by the "Strong Force," which binds them close together. If they were to be separated ever so slightly, then the electromagnetic force would take over and they would repel each other like you'd expect.

Neutrons are also held together via the Strong Force, but don't have a charge so when separated, don't have an electromagnetic force pushing them away from each other.

However, electrons act differently. There is no "Strong Force" just the electromagnetic force. So, they keep a great distance from each other.

So in an atom, protons and neutrons stay close to each other, taking up little volume, while electrons take up a lot of volume.

BTW, the reason why electrons and protons act differently when they are close together is because protons are made up of smaller particles the carry this Strong Force. For electrons, there is no smaller constituent. And therefore, all you have is the electromagnetic force to influence it. That's it.

Hope that helps.

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A cart is pulled by a force of 250 N at an angle of 35° above the horizontal. The cart accelerates at 1.4 m/s2. The free-body di

Pachacha [2.7K]

Answer:

m=146.277kg which is rounded to 146kg

Explanation:

Remember that F=ma

But F represents not 250N, but 250cos(35)N since the force is being pulled above the horizontal.

So 250cos(35)=204.7880111 approximately, and since a=1.4m/s^2, we have 204.7880111=m(1.4m/s^2). Then we divide both sides by the acceleration to get the mass. So m=146.2771508kg which the nearest number is 146kg

Mass is always in kg, unless stated otherwise.

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3 years ago

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We need to find the launch velocity of our new marble launcher. we know that it will launch a 25g marble to a distance of 73 cm,

White raven [17]

The launch velocity of the marble launcher is 34.65 m/s

Given that the launch velocity of marble launcher, launches a 25g marble to a distance of 73 cm (0.73 m) and the marble roll up to 6.2 meters before stopping. The launch height is 20 cm (0.2 m).

The time for landing can be calculated by the second equation of motion formula:

h = ut + $\frac{1}{2}$ g $t^{2}$

Let u = 0

0.2 = 0×t + $\frac{1}{2}$ × 9.8 × $t^{2}$

$t^{2}$ = $\frac{0.2}{4.9}$

$t^{2}$ = 0.04

t = 0.2s

Now, the launch velocity of the marble launcher can be calculated by:

Speed = Distance / Time

Speed = $\frac{0.73 + 6.3}{0.2}$

Speed = $\frac{6.93}{0.2}$

Speed = 34.65 m/s

Therefore, the launch velocity of the marble launcher is 34.65 m/s

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1 year ago

In a charging process, 1 × 10^13 electrons are removed from one small metal sphere and placed on a second identical sphere. Init

liraira [26]

Answer:

r = 0.303m

= 30.3cm

Explanation:

Given that,

The number of electrons transferred from one sphere to the other,

n = 1 ×10 ¹³e le c t r o n s

The electrostatic potential energy between the spheres,

U = − 0.061 J

The charge on an electron,

q = − 1.6 × 10 ⁻¹⁹C

The coulomb constant,

K = 8.98755 × 10 ⁹ N ⋅ m ² / C 2²

Due to the transfer of electrons, both spheres become equally and oppositely.

The charge gained by the sphere due to the excess of the electron is:

q ₁ = n q

= 1 ×10 ¹³ * − 1.6 × 10 ⁻¹⁹

= -1.6 × 10⁻⁶C

The charge left on the first sphere is =

q ₂ = -q₁ = 1.6 × 10⁻⁶C

The electric potential energy between two point charges is given by the following equation:

U = K q ₁q ₂/r

q ₁ and q ₂ are the two charges.

r is the distance between the charge and the point.

K = 8.98755 × 10 ⁹ N ⋅ m ² / C ²

we have:

-0.061 = (8.98755 × 10 ⁹ * (-1.6 × 10⁻⁶)²) / r

r = (18.41 × 10 ⁻³) / 0.061

r = 0.303m

= 30.3cm

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3 years ago

Can some one help me with number 2 urgent?!

babunello [35]

A) I = 0
b) to the right side
c) to the left side
d) to the left side

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3 years ago

Select the correct answer.

IgorC [24]

Answer:

D. Newton's Third Law of Motion

Explanation:

Newton's law of gravity is definitely not applicable to your hands. So we can cross this bad boy out

Newton's First Law is F=MA (force equals mass times acceleration). This is basically the root of most physics but it isn't the reason for your hand being red after hitting a wall.

Newton's Second law deals with velocities and forces, so even though you are apply a force your are not changing the velocity of the wall much.

Newton's Third Law basically says that for whatever force you apply to an object, that object will apply an equal and opposite force back to you. This is why your hand gets red. When you slap the wall with all your strength, the wall hits your hand back with the same amount of force. The 2nd law can also be seen when you're trying to push a desk and it won't budge. You are pushing on it, but the desk is pushing back. (there are multiple other factors applicable like friction but we physicists like to ignore them :) )

I hope this helps!

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