(a) How much gravitational potential energy (relative to the ground on which it is built) is stored in an Egyptian pyramid, give
1 answer:
Answer:
Or
2,668,320,000
Explanation:
Potential energy is given as the product of mass, acceleration due to gravity and height.
PE=mgh
Where m is the mass of pyramid, g is acceleration due to gravity and h is height at any point.
In reference to the earth, we substitute h for 34.0 m and g with 9.81 m/s2 then taking m as 8000000000 kg we get that
PE=mgh=8000000*9.81*34.0=2,668,320,000 J
In scientific notafion, this is expressed as
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Answer:
d= 0.46 m
Explanation:
The electric potential is defined as the work needed, per unit charge, to bring a positive test charge from infinity to the point of interest.
For a point charge, the electric potential, at a distance r from it, according to Coulomb´s Law and the definition of potential, can be expressed as follows:
V =
We have two charges, q₁ and q₂, and we need to find a point between them, where the electric potential due to them, be zero.
If we call x to the distance from q₁, the distance from q₂, will be the distance between both charges, minus x.
So, we can find the value of x, adding the potentials due to q₁ and q₂, in such a way that both add to zero:
V = +
= 0
⇒:
Replacing by the values of q1, q2, and k, and solving for x, we get:
⇒ x = (2.22 μC* 1.63 m) / 7.89 μC = 0.46 m from q1.