I already said it but its reactivity
(a) The stone travels a vertical distance <em>y</em> of
<em>y</em> = (12.0 m/s) <em>t</em> + 1/2 <em>g t</em> ²
where <em>g</em> = 9.80 m/s² is the acceleration due to gravity. Note that this equation assume the downward direction to be positive, and that <em>y</em> = 0 corresponds to the height from which the stone is thrown.
So if it reaches the ground in <em>t</em> = 1.54 s, then the height of the building <em>y</em> is
<em>y</em> = (12.0 m/s) (1.54 s) + 1/2 (9.80 m/s²) (1.54 s)² ≈ 30.1 m
(b) The stone's (downward) velocity <em>v</em> at time <em>t </em>is
<em>v</em> = 12.0 m/s + <em>g t</em>
so that after <em>t</em> = 1.54 s, its velocity is
<em>v</em> = 12.0 m/s + (9.80 m/s²) (1.54 s) ≈ 27.1 m/s
(and of course, speed is the magnitude of velocity)
Meselson and Stahl
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The classic experiment that supported the semiconservative model of dna replication was performed by Matthew Meselson and Franklin W. Stahl. In this model, the two strands of DNA unwind from each other, and each acts as a template for synthesis of a new, complementary strand. This results in two DNA molecules with one original strand and one new strand. They used E. coli bacteria as a model system.