The process you're fishing for is "polarization", but that's a
misleading description.
Polarization doesn't do anything to change the light waves.
It simply filters out (absorbs, as with a polarizing filter) the
light waves that aren't vibrating in the desired plane, and
allows only those that are to pass.
The intensity of a light beam is always reduced after
polarizing it, because much (most) of the original light
has been removed.
A laser light source may be thought of as an exception,
since everything coming out of the laser is polarized.
Answer:
the total kinetic and potential energy of the ball is constant (mechanical energy remains the same)
Explanation:
As the ball falls, kinetic energy is increased in direct relation with the decrease in potential energy
ΔKE + ΔPE = 0
Answer:
Because of the formula 
Explanation:
In this problem we are describing two different processes:
- Nuclear fission occurs when a heavy, unstable nucleus breaks apart into two or more lighter nuclei
- Nuclear fusion occurs when two (or more) light nuclei fuse together producing a heavier nucleus
In both cases, the total mass of the final products is smaller than the total mass of the initial nuclei.
According to Einsten's formula, this mass difference has been converted into energy, as follows:
where:
E is the energy released in the reaction
is the mass defect, the difference between the final total mass and the initial total mass
is the speed of light
From the formula, we see that the factor 
is a very large number, therefore even if the mass defect is very small, nuclear fusion and nuclear fission release huge amounts of energy.
Hi there!
Impulse = Change in momentum
I = Δp = mΔv = m(vf - vi)
Where:
m = mass of object (kg)
vf = final velocity (m/s)
vi = initial velocity (m/s)
Begin by converting grams to kilograms:
1 kg = 1000g ⇒ 145g = .145kg
Now, plug in the given values. Remember to assign directions since velocity is a vector. Let the initial direction be positive and the opposite be negative.
I = (.145)(-20 - 17) = -5.365 Ns
The magnitude is the absolute value, so:
|-5.365| = 5.365 Ns
