3 years ago

What is the reason behind the tail of a comet moving away from the Sun?

Physics

2 answers:

densk [106]3 years ago

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Answer:

The nucleus of the comet propels it away

Mamont248 [21]3 years ago

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Answer:

<em>Hello There. A The gravity of jupiter pulls it away from the Sun.</em>

<h2>Explanation:</h2>

The streams of dust and gas thus released form a huge, extremely tenuous atmosphere around the comet called the coma, and the force exerted on the coma by the Sun's radiation pressure and solar wind cause an enormous tail to form, which points away from the Sun.

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kykrilka [37]

The maximum speed of Tim is 16.95 m/s.

The given parameters:

Mass of the rope, m = 71 kg
Tension on the rope, T = 220 N
Coefficient of kinetic friction, = 0.1
Time of motion, t = 8 s

<h3>What is Newton's second law of motion?</h3>

Newton's second law of motion states that, the force applied to an object is directly proportional to the product of mass and acceleration of the object.

The net force on Tim is calculated by applying Newton's second law of motion as follows;

$T - \mu _k F_n = ma\\\\T - \mu _k F_n = m\frac{v}{t} \\\\T - \mu_k mg = m\frac{v}{t} \\\\t(\frac{T - \mu_k mg}{m} )= v\\\\8 (\frac{220 \ -\ 0.1 \times 71 \times 9.8}{71} ) =v \\\\ 16.95 \ m/s = v$