Answer: The elevator must be accelerating.
Explanation:
As the tension force is opposing to the the force of gravity on the load which is hung vertically, and the tension force can adopt any value in order to comply with Newton's 2nd law, if the tension force is less than the force due to gravity, this means that all system is not in equilibrium, so it must be accelerating.
If we assume that the downward is the positive direction, we can write:
mg - T = ma
If T = 0.9 mg, ⇒ mg (1-0.9) =0.1 mg = m a ⇒a = 0.1 g , in downward direction.
Answer:
The average forces would be the same
Explanation:
Both have the same velocity on impact as they fell from the same height.
Both have the same velocity after the bounce because they reach the same height.
Both have the same mass
Both will thus experience the same impulse because both have the same change in momentum.
Therefore both experience the same average force.
Answer: The increase in temperature of the nail after the three blows is 8.0636 Kelvins. The correct option is (d).
Explanation:
Kinetic energy of the hammer ,K.E.=

Half of the kinetic energy of the hammer is transformed into heat in the nail.
Energy transferred to the nail in one blow =

Total energy transferred after 3 blows,Q =
Mass of the nail = 15 g = 0.015 kg
Change in temperature =
Specif heat of the steel = c = 448 J/kg K



The increase in temperature of the nail after the three blows is 8.1 Kelvins.Hence, correct option is (d).
Answer:
When the temperature decreases the particals start to slow down.
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