Answer:
The Kinetic Energy is approximately 3 times decreased
Explanation:
A baseball weighs 5.13 oz.
a)What is the kinetic energy, in joules, of this baseball when it is thrown by a major league pitcher at 95.o mi/h?
b) By what factor will the kinetic energy change if the speed of the baseball is decreased to 54.8 mi/h? Express your answer as an integer.
Kinetic Energy (KE)=0.5×mass×velocity ^ 2
Kinetic Energy (KE)=0.5×mass × velocity ^ 2
Joules = kg×m^2/s^2
1 mile = 1609.344 meters
1 hour = 3600 sec
1 Oz = 28.34952 g = 0.02834952 kg
a) KE=0.5×m×v^2
=0.5×(5.13 oz × 0.02834952 kg/1 ounce)×(95 miles/h × 1609.344 m/1 mile × 1 hr/3600 s)^2
=130.761 kg×m^2/s^2 = 130.761 Joules
b) KE=0.5×m×v^2
=0.5×(5.13 oz × 0.02834952 kg/1 ounce)×(54.8 miles/h × 1609.344 m/1 mile × 1 hr/3600 s)^2
=43.51028 kg×m^2/s^2 = 43.51028 Joules
= 130.761 / 43.51028 = 3.00528,
As such the Kinetic Energy is approximately 3 times decreased
The objects that could hit the atoms in the model shown are neutrons.
<h3>What is a chain reaction?</h3>
A chain reaction is a reaction that is able to sustain itself. In this case, when the neutrons collide with the fissile nucleus, more neutrons are produced which collides with more fissile nuclei thereby sustaining the reaction.
Thus, the objects that could hit the atoms in the model shown are neutrons.
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