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3 years ago

Does friction cause mechanical energy to change to thermal energy

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Yes, it does. Because it requires the body to do work against the friction to be able to move which causes heating. Think about rubbing your hands and how they warm up as you rub them more vigorously.

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A cyclist is riding a bicycle at a speed of 22 mph on a horizontal road. The distance between the axles is 42 in., and the mass

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Answer:

The shortest distance is $S = 24.86 ft$

Explanation:

The free body diagram of this question is shown on the first uploaded image

From the question we are told that

The speed of the bicycle is $v_b = 22\ mph = 22 * \frac{5280}{3600} = 32.26 ft/s$

The distance between the axial is $d = 42 \ in$

The mass center of the cyclist and the bicycle is $m_c = 26 \ in$ behind the front axle

The mass center of the cyclist and the bicycle is $m_h = 40 \ in$ above the ground

For the bicycle not to be thrown over the

Momentum about the back wheel must be zero so

$\sum _B = 0$

=> $mg (26) = ma(40)$

=> $a = \frac{26}{40} g$

Here $g = 32.2 ft/s^2$

So $a = \frac{26}{40} (32.2)$

$a = 20.93 ft/s^2$

Apply the equation of motion to this motion we have

$v^2 = u^2 + 2as$

Where $u = 32.26 ft /s$

and $v = 0$ since the bicycle is coming to a stop

$v^2 = (32.26)^2 - 2(20.93) S$

=> $S = 24.86 ft$

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3 years ago

List the elements of the APA's definition of a psychological disorder. (

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What exactly is a psychological disorder? How is a psychological disorder diagnosed? Defining exactly what constitutes a mental disorder can be tricky and, definitions have changed over time.

The first problem is that psychologists must first decide exactly how to define disorder. How do you determine if there is something psychologically wrong or unhealthy about a person? How do you decide what's normal and what's abnormal?

If you were to define disorder as something that lies outside of the statistical norm, then people who are considered exceptionally talented or gifted in a particular area would be regarded as abnormal. So rather than focus on actions that are considered outside of the normal statistically speaking, psychologists tend to concentrate on the results of those behaviors. Behaviors that are considered maladaptive and cause significant personal distress and interrupt daily functioning are more likely to be labeled as abnormal.

Today many psychologists agree that psychological disorders are characterized by both personal distress and impairment in multiple areas of life.

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3 years ago

A 0.877 mol sample of N2(g) initially at 298 K and 1.00 atm is held at constant volume while enough heat is applied to raise the

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Answer : The value of $q\text{ and }\Delta U$ is 286.2 J and 286.2 J respectively.

Explanation : Given,

Moles of sample = 0.877 mol

Change in temperature = 15.7 K

First we have to calculate the heat absorbed by the system.

Formula used :

$q=n\times c_v\times \Delta T$

where,

q = heat absorbed by the system = ?

n = moles of sample = 0.877 mol

$\Delta T$ = Change in temperature = 15.7 K

$c_v$ = heat capacity at constant volume of $N_2$ (diatomic molecule) = $\frac{5}{2}R$

R = gas constant = 8.314 J/mol.K

Now put all the given value in the above formula, we get:

$q=0.877mol\times \frac{5}{2}\times 8.314J/mol.K\times 15.7K$

$q=286.2J$

Now we have to calculate the change in internal energy of the system.

$\Delta U=q+w$

As we know that, work done is zero at constant volume. So,

$\Delta U=q=286.2J$

Therefore, the value of $q\text{ and }\Delta U$ is 286.2 J and 286.2 J respectively.

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4 years ago

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a concrete slab 20 m long and weighing 400,000 N is supported by one pillar. If a 19,600 N car is parked 8 meters from one end.

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let the distance of pillar is "r" from one end of the slab

So here net torque must be balance with respect to pillar to be in balanced state

So here we will have

$Mg(r - L/2) = mg(L/2 - 8)$

here we know that

mg = 19600 N

Mg = 400,000 N

L = 20 m

from above equation we have

$400,000(r - 10) = 19,600 (10 - 8)$

$r - 10 = 0.098$

$r = 10.098 m$

so pillar is at distance 10.098 m from one end of the slab

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3 years ago

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