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4 years ago

Explain the difference between mass and weight and how they are measured.

2 answers:

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There is a basic difference, because mass is the actual amount of material contained in a body and is measuredin kg, gm, etc. Whereas weight is the force exerted by the gravity on that object mg. Note that mass is independent of everything but weight is different on the earth

Lunna [17]4 years ago

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Mass is a coherent, typically large body of matter with no definite shape. Weight is a body's relative mass or the quantity of matter contained by it, giving rise to a downward force; the heaviness of a person or thing. You can measure mass using a balance. Weight is measured with a scale.

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From which we find
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$R_{eq}=R_1 + R_{234} = 5 \Omega + 0.9 \Omega = 5.9 \Omega$
So, the correct answer is D)

2) Let's start by calculating the equivalent resistance of the two resistors in parallel:
$\frac{1}{R_{23}} = \frac{1}{R_2}+ \frac{1}{R_3}= \frac{1}{5 \Omega}+ \frac{1}{5 \Omega}= \frac{2}{5 \Omega}$
From which we find
$R_{23} = 2.5 \Omega$

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$R_{eq}=10 \Omega + 2.5 \Omega = 12.5 \Omega$

And by using Ohm's law we find the current in the circuit:
$I= \frac{V}{R_{eq}}= \frac{9 V}{12.5 \Omega}=0.72 A$
So, the correct answer is C).

3) Let' start by calculating the equivalent resistance of the two resistors in parallel:
$\frac{1}{R_{23}} = \frac{1}{R_2}+ \frac{1}{R_3}= \frac{1}{5 \Omega}+ \frac{1}{5 \Omega}= \frac{2}{5 \Omega}$
From which we find
$R_{23} = 2.5 \Omega$
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$R_{eq}=R_1 + R_{23}+R_4 = 5 \Omega + 2.5 \Omega + 5 \Omega =12.5 \Omega$

And by using Ohm's law we find the current flowing in the circuit:
$I= \frac{V}{R_{eq}}= \frac{12 V}{12.5 \Omega}=0.96 A$

And so the voltage read by the voltmeter V1 is the voltage drop across the resistor 2-3:
$V= I R_{23} = (0.96 A)(2.5 \Omega)=2.4 V$
So, the correct answer is D).

4) Again, let's start by calculating the equivalent resistance of the two resistors in parallel:
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From which we find
$R_{23} = 7.55 \Omega$

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$R_{eq}= R_1 + R_{23}+R_4=8.5 \Omega+7.55 \Omega + 3.2 \Omega = 19.25 \Omega$

The current in the circuit is given by Ohm's law
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Now we can compare the voltage drops across the resistors. Resistor 1:
$V_1 = I R_1 = (0.78 A)(8.5 \Omega)=6.63 V$
Resistor 2 and resistor 3 are in parallel, so they have the same voltage drop:
$V_2 = V_3 = V_{23} = I R_{23} = (0.78 A)(7.55 \Omega)=5.89 V$
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$V_4 = I R_4 = (0.78 A)(3.2 \Omega)=2.50 V$

So, the greatest voltage drop is on resistor 1, so the correct answer is D).

5) the figure shows a circuit with a resistor R and a capacitor C, so it is an example of RC circuit. Therefore, the correct answer is D).

6) The circuit is the same as part 4), so the calculations are exactly the same. Therefore, the power dissipated on resistor 3 is
$P_3 = I_3^2 R_3 = \frac{V_3^2}{R_3}= \frac{(5.89 V)^2}{18 \Omega}=2.0 W$
So, correct answer is B).

7) The circuit is the same as part 4), so we can use exactly the same calculation, and we immediately see that the resistor with lowest voltage drop was R4 (2.50 V), so the correct answer is B) R4.

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