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3 years ago

Define fission and give an example of a reaction

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Definition: The action of dividing or splitting something into two or more parts.

Reaction Example: Autotomy, sometimes termed transverse fission, is the name given to a process of unequal fission in which a portion of the body separates off with subsequent regeneration.

Lemur [1.5K]3 years ago

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It's a process in which a heavy nucleus is broken down into two or more lighter fragments...

it is used in nuclear reactors and atom bombs
the opposite i.e when two or more lighter nuclei joins to give a heavy one is called Fusion , it is used in Hydrogen bombs

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Here,

$f_0$ = Original frequency

$v_0$ = Velocity of the observer

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Our values are,

$v = 340m/s \rightarrow \text{Speed of sound}$

$f = 20kHz \rightarrow \text{Apparent frequency}$

$f_0 = 21kHz \rightarrow \text{Original frequency}$

Using the previous equation,

$f = f_0 (\frac{v-v_0}{v})$

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$v_0 =v (1-\frac{f}{f_0})$

Replacing we have that

$v_0= (340m/s)(1-\frac{20kHz}{21kHz})$

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Answer:

$K_E=mgr_E$

Explanation:

By conservation of energy, the sum of the kinetic and gravitational potential energies at the surface of the Earth must be equal than their sum at infinity, so we have:

$K_E+U_E=K_\infty+U_\infty$

$\frac{mv_E^2}{2}-\frac{GM_Em}{r_E}=\frac{mv_\infty^2}{2}-\frac{GM_Em}{r_\infty}$

Where $G=6.67\times10^{-11}Nm^2/kg^2$ is the gravitational constant, $M_E=5.97\times10^{24}kg$ and $r_E=6371000m$ are the mass and radius of the Earth, m is the mass of the particle, $v_E$ its velocity at the surface of the Earth (which would be its escape velocity) and $v_\infty$ and $r_\infty$ are the velocities and distance at infinity, which would be null and infinity respectively, so the right hand side of our equation is 0J, which leaves us with:

$\frac{GM_Em}{r_E}=\frac{mv_E^2}{2}=K_E$

Also, since the force the molecule experiments is the force of gravity (disregarding drag), we can write its weight in terms of Newton's Law of Gravitation:

$F=mg=\frac{GM_Em}{r_E^2}$

Which means that:

$\frac{GM_Em}{r_E}=mgr_E$

So finally putting all together we can write:

$K_E=\frac{GM_Em}{r_E}=mgr_E$

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