An astronaut is stationary in space. Which of these would have the greatest speed as observed by the astronaut?

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2 answers:

yaroslaw [1]3 years ago

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Hello!

The answer that makes most sense to me is option A.

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dexar [7]3 years ago

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Answer: A: a ray of visible light

Explanation:

Light is an electromagnetic radiation. It can travel through vacuum as well as medium. The speed of light is maximum in vacuum i.e. 3 × 10⁸ m/s. From experiments, scientists know that nothing can exceed the speed of the light i.e this speed of light is the upper limit and o particle or wave can travel with speed greater than this. Thus, a ray of visible light would have the greatest speed when observed by an astronaut.

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Answer:

2271.16N/C upward

Explanation:

The diagram well illustrate all the forces acting on the mass. The weight is acting downward and the force is acting upward in other to balance the weight.since the question says it is motionless, then indeed the forces are balanced.

First we determine the downward weight using

$W=mg\\g=9.81m/s^{2}$

Hence for a mass of 3.82g 0r 0.00382kg we have the weight to be

$W=0.00382kg*9.81m/s^{2}$

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$E=f/q\\E=0.0375/16.5*10^{-6} \\E=2271.16N/C$

Since the charge on the mass is negative, in order to generate upward force, there must be a like charge below it that is repelling it, Hebce we can conclude that the electric field lines are upward.

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