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4 years ago

What are the three types of seismic waves? which one does the most damage to property?

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In an earthquake, three basic types of seismic waves are created: P-waves, S-waves and surface waves. P-waves or primary / pressure wave and S-waves or secondary / shear wave are collectively called body waves. But the surface waves does the most damage to property as it can be much larger in amplitude.

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Answer:

8.854 pF

Explanation:

side of plate = 0.1 m ,

d = 1 cm = 0.01 m,

V = 5 kV = 5000 V

V' = 1 kV = 1000 V

Let K be the dielectric constant.

So, V' = V / K

K = V / V' = 5000 / 1000 = 5

C = ε0 A / d = 8.854 x 10^-12 x 0.1 x 0.1 / 0.01 = 8.854 x 10^-12 F

C = 8.854 pF

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3 years ago

Suppose a uniform electric field of 4 N/C is in the positive x direction. When a charge is placed at and fixed to the origin, th

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Answer:

E_total = 3 N / A

Explanation:

The electric field is a vector magnitude so when adding we must use vectors, in this case as the initial field E = 4N / c goes towards the axis axis and the field created by the fixed charge (E1) is also on the axis x we can add in scalar form.

E_total = E + E₁

the expression for the field of a point charge is

E₁ = k q₁ / r²

for the point x = 2m, they do not say that the total field is zero, so the charge q1 must be negative

E_total = E -k q₁ / r₂

we substitute

0 = E - k q₁ / r²

q₁ = $\frac{E r^2}{k}$

let's calculate

q₁ = $\frac{4 \ 2^2}{9 \ 10^{-9}}$

q₁ = 1.78 10⁻⁹ C

now we can calculate the field for position x = 4 m

E_total = 4 - 9 10⁹ 1.78 10⁻⁹ / 4²2

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3 years ago

two negative charges that are both -3.0 C push each other apart with a force of 19.2 N how far apart are the charges

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The electrostatic force between two charges q1 and q2 is given by
$F=k_e \frac{q_1 q_2}{r^2}$
where $k_e =8.99 \cdot 10^9 N m^2 C^{-2}$ is the Coulomb's constant and r is the distance between the two charges.

If we use F=19.2 N and q1=q2=-3.0 C, we can find the value of r, the distance between the two charges by re-arranging the previous formula:
$r= \sqrt{k_e \frac{q_1 q_2}{F} }= \sqrt{ 8.99 \cdot 10^9 N m^2 C^{-2} \frac{(-3.0C)^2}{19.2 N} } =6.49 \cdot 10^4 m=64.9 km$

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3 years ago

Which quantum number gives the approximate energy of an electron in the quantum mechanical model of the atom? A) n B) I C) m1 D

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Answer:

Option A) n

Explanation:

In accordance to Quantum Mechanical model of an atom:

The Principle Quantum number (n) gives the description of the shell of an electron and the energy level of an electron in an atom.
The angular momentum also referred to as Azimuthal Quantum number (l) gives the description of the shape of the orbitals and helps in determination of angular momentum magnitude.
The magnetic quantum number ( $m_{1}$ ) describes the energy levels or the number of orbitals contained in a subshell and the way these are oriented within.