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3 years ago

How was Pluto discovered? Why did it take so long to find it?

Physics

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nexus9112 [7]3 years ago

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Answer:

1. Astronomers noticed that the orbits of Neptune and Uranus were being affected by the gravity of an unknown object in the Solar System. Clyde Tombaugh carefully studied images of the night sky, and after a lot of hard work he finally discovered Pluto.

2. Well, Pluto was most likely difficult to find, because of its small size and great distance from Earth.

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Two cyclists, 50 miles apart, start riding toward each other at the same time. One cycles 4 times as fast as the other, and they

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Answer:speed of slower cyclist is 5 mph

Explanation:

Given

Distance between two cyclist is 50 miles

One cycle is 4 times fast as other

Speed of slower cyclist is r miles per hour

speed of faster cyclist is 4 r

they meet after t=2 hr

Distance traveled by fast cyclist is $x=2\times 4r$

Distance traveled by slower cyclist is $y=2\times r$

$x+y=50$

$2\times 4r+2\times r=50$

$8r+2r=50$

$10r=50$

$r=5 mph$

$4 r=20 mph$

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Answer:

For an atom to have a balanced charged, the number of protons shall be equal to the number of electrons of an atom. proton is the positive part of an atom whereas electrons are the negative part of an atom. Only if the number of protons will be equal to the number of electron, the atom will be able to be neutral.

If the number of electron will be more, then the atom will be negative. If the number of electron will be less, then the atom will be positive.

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The drag on a pitched baseball can be surprisingly large. Suppose a 145 g baseball with a diameter of 7.4 cm has an initial spee

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Answer:

<h2>Part A)</h2><h2>Acceleration of the ball is 10.1 m/s/s</h2><h2>Part B)</h2><h2>the final speed of the ball is given as</h2><h2> $v_f = 35.3 m/s$ </h2>

Explanation:

Part a)

As we know that drag force is given as

$F = \frac{C_d \rho A v^2}{2}$

$C_d = 0.35$

$A = \frac{\pi d^2}{4}$

$A = \frac{\pi(0.074)^2}{4}$

$A = 4.3 \times 10^{-3} m^2$

$v = 40.2 m/s$

so we have

$F = \frac{0.35\times 1.2 (4.3 \times 10^{-3})(40.2)^2}{2}$

$F = 1.46 N$

So acceleration of the ball is

$a = \frac{F}{m}$

$a = \frac{1.46}{0.145}$

$a = 10.1 m/s^2$

Part B)

As per kinematics we know that

$v_f^2 - v_i^2 = 2 a d$

$v_f^2 - 40.2^2 = 2(-10.1)(18.4)$

$v_f = 35.3 m/s$

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3 years ago

A very large sheet of insulating material has had an excess of electrons placed on it to a surface charge density of –3.00nC/m2

lys-0071 [83]

Answer: sheet of charge

Explanation:

a )

Since the charge is negative , potential will be negative near it . At a far point potential will be less negative. So potential will virtually increase on going away from the sheet . At infinity it will become almost zero. Electric field will be towards the plate , so potential will decrease towards the plate.

b ) The shape of equi -potential surface will be plane parallel to the sheet of charge because electric field will be perpendicular to the sheet of charge and almost uniform near the sheet of charge. The equi- potential surface is always perpendicular to electric field.

C ) Electric field which is almost uniform near the sheet of charge is equal t the following

E = σ / ε₀ where σ is charge density of surface and ε₀ is permittivity of medium whose value is 8.85 x 10⁻¹²

E = 3 x 10⁻⁹ / 8.85 x 10⁻¹²

= .3389 x 10³

= 338.9 V / m

spacing between 1 V

= 1 / 338.9 m

= 2.95 X 10⁻3 m

= 2.95 mm.

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