Answer:
As you may know, each element has a "fixed" number of protons and electrons.
These electrons live in elliptical orbits around the nucleus, called valence levels or energy levels.
We know that as further away are the orbits from the nucleus, the more energy has the electrons in it. (And those energies are fixed)
Now, when an electron jumps from a level to another, there is also a jump in energy, and that jump depends only on the levels, then the jump in energy is fixed.
Particularly, when an electron jumps from a more energetic level to a less energetic one, that change in energy must be compensated in some way, and that way is by radiating a photon whose energy is exactly the same as the energy of the jump.
And the energy of a photon is related to the wavelength of the photon, then we can conclude that for a given element, the possible jumps of energy levels are known, meaning that the possible "jumps in energy" are known, which means that the wavelengths of the radiated photons also are known. Then by looking at the colors of the bands (whose depend on the wavelength of the radiated photons) we can know almost exactly what elements are radiating them.
a) 0.94 m
The work done by the snow to decelerate the paratrooper is equal to the change in kinetic energy of the man:

where:
is the force applied by the snow
d is the displacement of the man in the snow, so it is the depth of the snow that stopped him
m = 68 kg is the man's mass
v = 0 is the final speed of the man
u = 55 m/s is the initial speed of the man (when it touches the ground)
and where the negative sign in the work is due to the fact that the force exerted by the snow on the man (upward) is opposite to the displacement of the man (downward)
Solving the equation for d, we find:

b) -3740 kg m/s
The magnitude of the impulse exerted by the snow on the man is equal to the variation of momentum of the man:

where
m = 68 kg is the mass of the man
is the change in velocity of the man
Substituting,

Answer:
speed of car after collision, v2 =16.1 m/s and of the truck, v1 = 4.6 m/s
Explanation:
Given:
mass of truck M = 1370 kg
speed of truck = 12.0 m/s
mass of car m = 593 kg
collision is elastic therefore,
Applying law of momentum conservation we have
momentum before collision = momentum after collision
1370×12 + 0( initially car is at rest) = 1370×v1+ 593×v2 ....(i)
Also for a collision to be elastic,
velocity of approach = velocity of separation
12 -0 = v2-v1 ....(ii)
using (i) and (ii) we have
So speed of car after collision, v2 =16.1 m/s and of the truck, v1 = 4.6 m/s
K=0.5 mu×u
K=2200J no matter the direction
Answer:
–735.17 N
The negative sign indicate that the force is acting in opposition direction to the car.
Explanation:
The following data were obtained from the question:
Mass (m) of car = 782.10 kg
Initial velocity (u) = 7.60 m/s
Final velocity (v) = 3.61 m/s
Time (t) = 4.23 s
Force (F) =?
Next, we shall determine the acceleration of the car. This can be obtained as follow:
Initial velocity (u) = 7.60 m/s
Final velocity (v) = 3.61 m/s
Time (t) = 4.23 s
Acceleration (a) =?
a = (v – u) / t
a = (3.61 – 7.60) / 4.23
a = –3.99 / 4.23
a = –0.94 m/s²
Finally, we shall determine the force experienced by the car as shown below:
Mass (m) of car = 782.10 kg
Acceleration (a) = –0.94 m/s²
Force (F) =?
F = ma
F = 782.10 × –0.94
F = –735.17 N
The negative sign indicate that the force is acting in opposition direction to the car.