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3 years ago

What causes light to bend when it moves from one transparent medium to another?

Physics

2 answers:

leva [86]3 years ago

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I believe its the change in speed

DedPeter [7]3 years ago

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Light refracts whenever it travels at an angle into a substance with a differentrefractive index (optical density). This change of direction is caused by a change in speed. For example, when light travels from air into water, it slows down, causing it to continue to travel at a different angle or direction.

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5.54 Two kilograms of air within a piston–cylinder assembly WP execute a Carnot power cycle with maximum and minimum temper atur

Step2247 [10]

Answer:

A) 60%

B) p2 = 1237.2 kPa

v2 = 0.348 m^3

C) w1-2 = w3-4 = 1615.5 kJ

Q2-3 = 60 kJ

Explanation:

A) calculate thermal efficiency

Л = 1 - $\frac{Tl}{Th}$

where Tl = 300 k

Th = 750 k

hence thermal efficiency ( Л ) = [1 - ( 300 / 750 )] * 100 = 60%

B) calculate the pressure and volume at the beginning of the isothermal expansion

calculate pressure ( P2 ) :

= P3v3 = mRT3 ----- (1)

v3 = 0.4m , mR = 2* 0.287, T3 = 750

hence P3 = 1076.25

next equation to determine P2

Qex = p3v3 ln( p2/p3 )

60 = 1076.25 * 0.4 ln(p2/p3)

hence ; P2 = 1237.2 kpa

calculate volume ( V2 )

p2v2 = p3v3

v2 = p3v3 / p2

= (1076.25 * 0.4 ) / 1237.2

= 0.348 m^3

C) calculate the work and heat transfer for each four processes

work :

W1-2 = mCv( T2 - T1 )

= 2*0.718 ( 750 - 300 ) = 1615.5 kJ

W3-4 = 1615.5 kJ

heat transfer

Q2-3 = W2-3 = 60KJ

Q3-4 = 0

D ) sketch of the cycle on p-V coordinates

attached below

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2 years ago

The index of refraction of silicate flint glass for red light is 1.620 and for violet light is 1.660 . A beam of white light in

Sonja [21]

Answer:

10.16 degrees

Explanation:

Apply Snells Law for both wavelenghts

$n_{1}sin\theta_{1} = n_{2}sin\theta_{2}$

For red

(1.620)(sin 25.5) = (1)(sin r)

For red, the angle is 35.45degrees

For violet

(1.660)(sin 25.5) = (1)(sin v)

For violet, the angle is 45.6 degrees

The difference is 45.6- 35.45 = 10.16 degrees

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Calculate the acceleration of a 90-kg skydiver with a net force of -883 N

Helen [10]

F=ma, in this case your force=-883 N and mass = 90 kg. F/m=a therefore acceleration=-883/90=-9.81 m/s/s

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3 years ago

The SI units for force are what?

arsen [322]

Answer:

The SI unit of force is Newton.

Explanation:

Newton is denoted by N.

Force can be defined as the pull or push which change or try to change the state of a body from motion to rest or rest to motion in a straight line.

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