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2 years ago

When talking about the speeds of atoms in a gas you must refer to the average speed because

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cluponka [151]2 years ago

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Answer:

An Atom's individual speed will change as it collides with other atoms, so we have to use an average.

Explanation:

In a gas a single atoms does an assortment of things during its time in the gas—sometimes it collides with an other atom gaining a lot of speed, sometimes losing a lot of speed in the collision, and sometimes just moving freely. Therefore: the motion of one individual atom is unpredictable, and it cannot be representative of all the the atoms in a gas, which is why we must average over all speeds of all atoms to find an average speed that allows us to calculate other quantities like temperature and pressure of the gas.

Hence, the second option <em>"an Atom's individual speed will change as it collides with other atoms, so we have to use an average" </em>stands correct.

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b) Object B (the sphere) has the smallest rotational inertia ( $\frac{4}{5}mr^2$ )

Explanation:

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1) For a hoop of negligible thickness, it is

$I=MR^2$

where M is its mass and R its radius. For the hoop in this problem,

M = m

R = r

Therefore, its moment of inertia is

$I=(m)(r)^2=mr^2$

2) For a solid sphere, the moment of inertia is

$I=\frac{2}{5}MR^2$

where M is its mass and R its radius. For the sphere in this problem,

M = 2m

R = r

Therefore, its moment of inertia is

$I=\frac{2}{5}(2m)(r)^2=\frac{4}{5}mr^2$

3) For a disk of negligible thickness, the moment of inertia is

$I=\frac{1}{2}MR^2$

where M is its mass and R its radius. For the disk in this problem,

M = 3m

R = r

Therefore, its moment of inertia is

$I=\frac{1}{2}(3m)(r)^2=\frac{3}{2}mr^2$

So now we can answer the two questions:

a) Object C (the disk) has the greatest rotational inertia ( $\frac{3}{2}mr^2$ )

b) Object B (the sphere) has the smallest rotational inertia ( $\frac{4}{5}mr^2$ )

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3 years ago

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3 years ago

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Alja [10]

Answer:

(a)Velocity of wind = 35 j

(b)Velocity of jet relative to air = 425 i

(c)True velocity of jet = 425 i + 35 j

(d)True speed of jet = $\sqrt{425^{2}+35^{2}}$ = 426.88 mi/h

Direction of jet is, ∅ = $tan^{-1} \frac{40}{425}$ = 5.38°

Explanation:

We can represent east direction by i and north direction by j.

The jet has a relative speed of 425 mi/h relative to the air.

The wind is blowing due north with a speed of 35 mi/h = 35 j

425 mi/h is the relative speed with respect to wind that is

Velocity of jet wrt wind= $V_{jw}$ = $V_{j}-V_{w}$

425 i = $V_{j}$ - 35 j

$V_{j}$ = 425 i + 35 j

(a)Velocity of wind = 35 j

(b)Velocity of jet relative to air = 425 i

(c)True velocity of jet = 425 i + 35 j

(d)True speed of jet = $\sqrt{425^{2}+35^{2}}$ = 426.88 mi/h

Direction of jet is,

∅ = $tan^{-1} \frac{40}{425}$ = 5.38°

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3 years ago

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<h3>How to solve for the wavelength</h3>

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Next we have to solve for V

= 425/10

= 42.5 cm/s

v = frequency * wavelength

we have to put in the values in the formula. This would be

42.5 = 1.33 x wavelength

we have to divide through by 1.33 to get the wavelength. This would be

42.5/1.333 = wavelength

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Hence we can say that the wavelength in the question that we have here is 31.88 cm