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3 years ago

Light refracts due to a change in ________

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Nonamiya [84]3 years ago

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The answer is b) Speed.

Light refracting is the just the change of direction of the light. And the change of direction in the light is caused by the change in speed.

An example of this would be when light travels into the water. When light hits the water it slows down, causing a change in speed and ultimately changing the direction, causing a light refraction to occur.

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I have my exam monday I need some help!

Lana71 [14]

Answer:

Explanation:

If the passage of the waves is one crest every 2.5 seconds, then that is the frequency of the wave, f.

The distance between the 2 crests (or troughs) is the wavelength, λ.

We want the velocity of this wave. The equation that relates these 3 things is

$f=\frac{v}{\lambda}$ and filling in:

$2.5=\frac{v}{2.0}$ so

v = 2.5(2.0) and

v = 5.0 m/s

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3 years ago

An automobile steering wheel is shown. What is the ideal mechanical advantage? If the AMA is 8, what is the efficiency of the st

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1. Ideal Mechanical Advantage (IMA): 9

Explanation:

For a wheel and axle system like the steering wheel, the IMA is given by:

$IMA=\frac{r_w}{r_a}$

where

$r_w$ is the radius of the wheel

$r_a$ is the radius of the axle

For the steering wheel of the problem, we see that $r_w = 18 cm$ and $r_a=2 cm$ , so the IMA is

$IMA=\frac{18 cm}{2 cm}=9$

2. Efficiency: 88.9%

Explanation:

The efficiency of a system is defined as the ratio between the AMA (actual mechanical advantage) and the IMA:

$\eta=\frac{AMA}{IMA}\cdot 100$

In this problem, AMA=8 and IMA=9, so the efficiency is

$\eta=\frac{8}{9}\cdot 100=88.9\%$

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3 years ago

A wave emitted from a source has a frequency of 10 Hz and wavelength 2.5 m. How much time will it take to reach a person located

const2013 [10]

Answer:

time taken by the wave to reach the person is 0.2 s

Explanation:

As we know that the speed of the wave is given as

$v = \lambda f$

here we know that the wavelength of the wave is

$\lambda = 2.5 m$

$f = 10 Hz$

now speed of the wave is given as

$v = 10(2.5)$

$v = 25 m/s$

Now time taken by the wave to reach 5 m distance is

$t = \frac{L}{v}$

$t = \frac{5}{25}$

$t = 0.2 s$

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3 years ago

A sample of helium has a volume of 12.7 m3. The temperature is raised to 323 K at which time the gas occupies 32.5 m3? Assume pr

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Answer: The original temperature was

$T_{1}=126.51K$

Explanation:

Let's put the information in mathematical form:

$V_{1}=12.7m^{3}$

$T_{1}=?$

$V_{2}=32.5m^{3}$

$T_{2}=323K$

$P_{1}=P_{2}=3atm$

If we consider the helium as an ideal gas, we can use the Ideal Gas Law:

$PV=nRT$

were R is the gas constant. And n is the number of moles (which we don't know yet)

From this, taking $R=0.08205746\frac{atm.l}{mol.K}$ , we have:

$n=\frac{P_{2}V_{2}}{RT_{2}}$

⇒ $n=3.67mol$

Now:

$T_{1}=\frac{P_{1}V_{1}}{nR}$

⇒ $T_{1}=126.51K$

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A student drops an object out the window of the top floor of a high-rise dormitory.

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-- The acceleration due to gravity is 32.2 ft/sec² . That means that the
speed of a falling object increases by an additional 32.2 ft/sec every second.

-- If dropped from "rest" (zero initial speed), then after falling for 4 seconds,
the object's speed is (4.0) x (32.2) = 128.8 ft/sec.

-- 128.8 ft/sec = 87.8 miles per hour

Now we can switch over to the metric system, where the acceleration
due to gravity is typically rounded to 9.8 meters/sec² .

-- Distance = (1/2) x (acceleration) x (time)²

D = (1/2) (9.8) x (4)² = 78.4 meters

-- At 32 floors per 100 meters, 78.4 meters = dropped from the 25th floor.

The 5 points are certainly appreciated, but I do wish they were Celsius points.

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