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3 years ago

A gas is confined in a cylinder with a piston. What happens when work is done on the gas.

Physics

2 answers:

goblinko [34]3 years ago

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It combusts in to a vapor

yanalaym [24]3 years ago

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The correct answer is:

The volume of the gas decreases

Explanation:

As the piston is forced down work is done on the gas. The force exercised by the gas pressure on the piston is in the adverse direction of the motion of the piston. The volume of the space the gas absorbs decreases. When we let go of the piston the gas extends. The force exercised by the gas is in the similar direction as the motion of the piston and work is done by the system.

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A man-made satellite of mass 6105 kg is in orbit around the earth, making one revolution in 430 minutes. What is the magnitude o

blondinia [14]

Answer:

A gravitational force of 6841.905 newtons is exerted on the satellite by the Earth.

Explanation:

At first we assume that Earth is represented by an uniform sphere, such that the man-made satellite rotates in a circular orbit around the planet. Hence, the following condition must be satisfied:

$\left(\frac{4\pi^{2}}{T^{2}} \right)\cdot r = \frac{G\cdot M}{r^{2}}$ (1)

Where:

$T$ - Period of rotation of the satellite, measured in seconds.

$r$ - Distance of the satellite with respect to the center of the planet, measured in meters.

$G$ - Gravitational constant, measured in newton-square meters per square kilogram.

$M$ - Mass of the Earth, measured in kilograms.

Now we clear the distance of the satellite with respect to the center of the planet:

$r^{3} = \frac{G\cdot M\cdot T^{2}}{4\pi^{2}}$

$r = \sqrt[3]{\frac{G\cdot M\cdot T^{2}}{4\pi^{2}} }$ (2)

If we know that $G = 6.67\times 10^{-11}\,\frac{N\cdot m^{2}}{kg^{2}}$ , $M = 6.0\times 10^{24}\,kg$ and $T = 25800\,s$ , then the distance of the satellite is:

$r = \sqrt[3]{\frac{\left(6.67\times 10^{-11}\,\frac{N\cdot m^{2}}{kg^{2}} \right)\cdot (6.0\times 10^{24}\,kg)\cdot (25800\,s)^{2}}{4\pi^{2}} }$

$r \approx 18.897\times 10^{6}\,m$

The gravitational force exerted on the satellite by the Earth is determined by the Newton's Law of Gravitation:

$F = \frac{G\cdot m\cdot M}{r^{2}}$ (3)

Where:

$m$ - Mass of the satellite, measured in kilograms.

$F$ - Force exerted on the satellite by the Earth, measured in newtons.

If we know that $G = 6.67\times 10^{-11}\,\frac{N\cdot m^{2}}{kg^{2}}$ , $M = 6.0\times 10^{24}\,kg$ , $m = 6105\,kg$ and $r \approx 18.897\times 10^{6}\,m$ , then the gravitational force is:

$F = \frac{\left(6.67\times 10^{-11}\,\frac{N\cdot m^{2}}{kg^{2}} \right)\cdot (6105\,kg)\cdot (6\times 10^{24}\,kg)}{(18.897\times 10^{6}\,m)^{2}}$

$F = 6841.905\,N$

A gravitational force of 6841.905 newtons is exerted on the satellite by the Earth.

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A scientist plans to find out the percent of teenagers who like science. She interviews 500 teenagers leaving a science museum a

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When you boil potatoes, will your cooking time be reduced with vigorously boiling water instead of gently boiling water? (Direct

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Answer:

The cooling time will not be reduced.

Explanation:

The time to cook is virtually the same in both types, vigorously and gently boiling water.

The reason cooking of spaghetti calls for vigorously boiling water is to keep the pasta agitated so that they do not stick to one another.

The temperature of boiling water is the same for both vigorously boiling water and gently boiling water, therefore there will be little time difference in when the potatoes will cook when it is done with vigorously boiling water than when it is cooked with gently boiling water.

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