1. The statement about Newton's reflecting telescope contains 1 error. Find the error, write it, and

Physics

1 answer:

Jlenok [28]2 years ago

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Answer:

i. The error is the rough convex mirror.

ii. This should be replaced with a smooth convex morror.

Explanation:

Reflection is dependent on the surface involved and has two types; diffuse and specular. When the surface is rough, diffused reflection is observed. The surface causes a distortion of the incident light (the rays would be reflected at different angles to one another) after reflection. This makes some rays to interfere with one another. While specular reflection is observed with a smooth surface.

In the statement, the rough convex mirror would produce a distorted reflection which would produce diffused reflection. The effect is that few or no rays (depending on the degree of how rough the surfce is) would be reflected to the other smooth, flat diagonal mirror.

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Answer:

The force per unit length (N/m) on the top wire is 16.842 N/m

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distance between the two parallel wire, d = 38 cm = 0.38 m

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