Answer:
Similarities:
- Both are based on observation.
- Both are supported by empirical data
- Both are tested repeatedly
- Both are accepted by science
- Both are based on natural phenomena
Differences:
- Scientific law just describes a phenomenon. It does not give an explanation as to why the phenomenon occurs. It predicts an outcome of an event based on its initial condition.
- Scientific theory gives an explanation as to why an event had occurred.
- Laws are more resistant to change.
- Theories can be refuted and accepted, and develop other theories as well
Take note:
A scientific theory cannot be "upgraded" into a law, and a scientific law cannot be changed into a theory.
Answer:
Clumped distribution is the most common type of dispersion found in nature. In clumped distribution, the distance between neighboring individuals is minimized.
Frequency of a sound wave is commonly referred to as pitch. That is the specialized name for frequency of a sound wave.
Just remember it as pitch.
Answer:
<em>Part A</em><em>:</em>
a) If the wavelength of the light is decreased the fringe spacing Δy will decrease.
<em>Part B</em><em>:</em>
b) If the spacing between the slits is decreased the fringe spacing Δy will increase.
<em>Part C</em><em>:</em>
a) If the distance to the screen is decreased the fringe spacing will decrease.
<em>Part D</em><em>:</em>
The dot in the center of fringe E is
farther from the left slit than from the right slit.
Explanation:
In the double-slit experiment there is a clear contrast between the dark and bright fringes, that indicate destructive and constructive interference respectively, in the central peak and then is less so at either side.
The position of bright fringes in the screen where the pattern is formed can be calculated with


- m is the order number.
is the wavelength of the monochromatic light.- L is the distance between the screen and the two slits.
- d is the distance between the slits.
- Part A: a) In the above equation for the position of bright fringes we can see that if the wavelength of the light
is decreased the overall effect will be that the fringes are going to be closer. That means that the fringe spacing Δy will decrease.
- Part B: b) In the above equation for the position of bright fringes we can see that if the spacing between the slits d is decreased the fringes are going to be wider apart. That means the fringe spacing Δy will increase.
- Part C: a) In the above equation we can see that if the distance to the screen L is decreased the fringes are going to be closer. That means the fringe spacing Δy will decrease.
- Part D: We are told that the central maximum is the fringe C that corresponds with m=0. That means that fringe E corresponds with the order number m=2 if we consider it to be the second maximum at the rigth of the central one. To calculate how much farther from the left slit than from the right slit is a dot located at the center of the fringe E in the screen we use the condition for constructive interference. That says that the path length difference Δr between rays coming from the left and right slit must be
We simply replace the values in that equation :


The dot in the center of fringe E is
farther from the left slit than from the right slit.
Answer:
a) θ = 2500 radians
b) α = 200 rad/s²
Explanation:
Using equations of motion,
θ = (w - w₀)t/2
θ = angle turned through = ?
w = final angular velocity = 1420 rad/s
w₀ = initial angular velocity = 420
t = time taken = 5s
θ = (1420 - 420) × 5/2 = 2500 rads
Again,
w = w₀ + αt
α = angular accelaration = ?
1420 = 420 + 5α
α = 1000/5 = 200 rad/s²