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3 years ago

Which change occurs when an atom undergoes alpha decay?

Physics

2 answers:

3241004551 [841]3 years ago

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Answer:

its A on edge

Explanation:

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oee [108]3 years ago

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In an alpha decay, an atom emits an alpha particle. An alpha particle consists of 2 protons and 2 neutrons: this means that during this kind of decay, the original atom loses 2 protons and 2 neutrons from its nucleus.

This also means that the atomic number Z of the element (the atomic number is the number of protons in the nucleus) decreases by 2 units in the process, while the mass number A (the mass number is the sum of the number of protons and neutrons) decreases by 4 units.

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True or false:<br> All of the rivers in the United States are closely monitored For pollution levels

Nutka1998 [239]

All of the rivers in the United States are not monitored closely for pollution levels.

The statement in the question is False

<h3><u>Explanation:</u></h3>

Not all rivers in the United States are closely monitored for their pollution levels. There are volunteers who take responsibility of checking water bodies such as lakes, rivers, streams etc. They take the next step required after finding a water body contaminated.

But to say that all the rivers receive the same amount of attention and action is incorrect. To ensure that all the rivers are clean and pollution free, it would require a lot of man power in the said department which would collect the water samples from all these rivers and send it to labs for checking the pollution level of the particular river. It can be said that the rivers which are situated beside an industrial site, close to a town, will be the priority for checking pollution levels as it would directly cause harm to a small set of population if the toxicity is at an increased level.

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3 years ago

Which of the following is an example of aerobic activity?

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An example of an aerobic activity would be A, Cross-country skiing

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3 years ago

An electric ceiling fan is rotating about a fixed axis with an initial angular velocity magnitude of 0.300 rev/s . The magnitude

Salsk061 [2.6K]

1) 1.2 m/s

First of all, we need to find the angular velocity of the blade at time t = 0.200 s. This is given by

$\omega_f = \omega_i + \alpha t$

where

$\omega_i = 0.300 rev/s$ is the initial angular velocity

$\alpha = 0.895 rev/s^2$ is the angular acceleration

Substituting t = 0.200 s, we find

$\omega_f = 0.300 + (0.895)(0.200)=0.479 rev/s$

Let's now convert it into rad/s:

$\omega_f = 2\pi \cdot 0.479 rev/s=3.01 rad/s$

The distance of a point on the tip of the blade is equal to the radius of the blade, so half the diameter:

$r=\frac{0.800}{2}=0.400 m$

And so now we can find the tangential speed at t = 0.200 s:

$v=\omega_f r =(3.01)(0.400)=1.2 m/s$

2) $2.25 m/s^2$

The tangential acceleration of a point rotating at a distance r from the centre of the circle is

$a_t = \alpha r$

where $\alpha$ is the angular acceleration.

First of all, we need to convert the angular acceleration into rad/s^2:

$\alpha = 0.895 rev/s^ \cdot 2 \pi =5.62 rad/s^2$

A point on the tip of the blade has a distance of

r = 0.400 m

From the centre; so, the tangential acceleration is

$a_t = (5.62)(0.400)=2.25 m/s^2$

3) $3.6 m/s^2$

The centripetal acceleration is given by

$a=\frac{v^2}{r}$

where

v is the tangential speed

r is the distance from the centre of the circle

We already calculate the tangential speed at point a):

v = 1.2 m/s

while the distance of a point at the end of the blade from the centre is

r = 0.400 m

Therefore, the centripetal acceleration is

$a=\frac{1.2^2}{0.400}=3.6 m/s^2$

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3 years ago

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2 years ago

A water balloon is hovering directly above the line join points ANB which are 4.6 km apart if the angles of elevation to the bal

Anna35 [415]

Answer:

Drawing the triangle:

H / x = tan 52.2 = 1.29

H / (4.6 - x) = tan 28.8 = .550

H = 1.29 x

H = .55 * 4.6 - .55 x

1.84 x = 2.53 combining equations

x = 1.38

4.6 - 1.38 = 3.22

Total base of triangle = 1.38 + 3.22 = 4.6

H / x = tan 52,2 = 1.29

H = 1.29 * 1.38 = 1.78 height of triangle

Check:

1.78 / 3.22 = tan 28.9

This agrees with the given value of 28.8

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