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3 years ago

How do I figure out if the acceleration is negative, positive or zero ?

Physics

1 answer:

Licemer1 [7]3 years ago

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Use acceleration = Final Velocity - Initial Velocity. So for the first one:
1.6m/s - 3.6m/s = -2.6m/s. This means the velocity changed by a negative amount so the acceleration is negative.

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Andre45 [30]

Well first of all, I think the students may have been correct.
If they didn't use distilled water, and if it wasn't exactly at
standard temperature, then the mass of 25.0 mL could
very well be 25.4 grams. We don't know that there was
any 'error' in their measurement at all.
But the question says there was, so we'll do the math:

The 'error' was (25.4 - 25.0) = +0.4 gram

As a fraction of the 'real' value, the error was

+0.4 / 25.0 = +0.016 .

To change a decimal to a percent, move the
decimal point two places that way ===> .

+ 0.016 = +1.6 % .

Their measurement was 1.6% too high.

Let's not call it an 'error'. Let's just call it a 'discrepancy'
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3 years ago

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The number of protons equals the atomic number. TRUE OR FALSE?

Shkiper50 [21]

Answer:

true

Explanation:

The number of protons, neutrons, and electrons in an atom can be determined from a set of simple rules. The number of protons in the nucleus of the atom is equal to the atomic number (Z). The number of electrons in a neutral atom is equal to the number of protons.

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2 years ago

A 150 kg uniform beam is attached to a vertical wall at one end and is supported by a cable at the other end. Calculate the magn

xenn [34]

Answer:

T = 2010 N

Explanation:

m = mass of the uniform beam = 150 kg

Force of gravity acting on the beam at its center is given as

W = mg

W = 150 x 9.8

W = 1470 N

T = Tension force in the wire

θ = angle made by the wire with the horizontal = 47° deg

L = length of the beam

From the figure,

AC = L

BC = L/2

From the figure, using equilibrium of torque about point C

T (AC) Sin47 = W (BC)

T L Sin47 = W (L/2)

T Sin47 = W/2

T Sin47 = 1470

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3 years ago

Acceleration is zero if

tester [92]

It’s doesn’t change meaning it’s 0

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2 years ago

Consider a golf ball with a mass of 45.9 grams traveling at 200 km/hr. If an experiment is designed to measure the position of t

Kipish [7]

Answer:

speed of golf ball is 1.15 × $10^{-30}$ m/s

and % of uncertainty in speed = 2.07 × $10^{-30}$ %

Explanation:

given data

mass = 45.9 gram = 0.0459 kg

speed = 200 km/hr = 55.5 m/s

uncertainty position Δx = 1 mm = $10^{-3}$ m

to find out

speed of the golf ball and % of speed of the golf ball

solution

we will apply here heisenberg uncertainty principle that is

uncertainty position ×uncertainty momentum ≥ $\frac{h}{4\pi }$ ......1

Δx × ΔPx ≥ $\frac{h}{4\pi }$

here uncertainty momentum ΔPx = mΔVx

and uncertainty velocity = ΔVx

and h = 6.626 × $10^{-34}$ Js

so put here all these value in equation 1

$10^{-3}$ × 0.0459 × ΔVx = $\frac{6.626*10^{-34}}{4\pi }$

ΔVx = 1.15 × $10^{-30}$ m/s

and

so % of uncertainty in speed = ΔV / m

% of uncertainty in speed = 1.15 × $10^{-30}$ / 55.5

% of uncertainty in speed = 2.07 × $10^{-30}$ %

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