Kinetic energy is never negative, but potential energy can be.
Potential energy depends on height above some reference level,
and you can pick any level you want as the reference. So, if the
object is below the reference level you pick, then its potential
energy relative to your reference level is negative.
What that means is: You have to lift it / do work on it / give it more
energy than it has now ... in order to move it to the reference level.
(That's exactly the situation with electrons bound to an atom. Their
energy is considered negative, because we have to do work and
give them more energy to rip them away from the atom.)
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Regarding the other choices:
-- Kinetic energy is scalar ... Yes. So is potential energy.
-- Kinetic energy increases with height ...
No. It doesn't, but potential energy does.
-- Kinetic energy depends on position ...
No. It doesn't, but potential energy does.
Answer:
no of atoms
Explanation:
for each amonia molecule one nitrogen atom bind with 3 hydrogen atoms
Answer:
0.01606 Newtons
Explanation:
r = Distance between the asteroid and Sally = 17000000 m
m₁ = Mass of the asteroid = 8.7× 10²⁰ kg
m₂ = Mass of Sally = 80 kg
G = Gravitational constant = 6.67 × 10⁻¹¹ m³/kgs²
From Newton's Universal law of gravity
The force Sally experiences is 0.01606 Newtons
Answer:
0.012 J
Explanation:
We are given:
q = 0.0080C
Potential difference = 1.5V
W=qV
Substituting the values into the equation:
W=0.0080*1.5= 0.012J
Answer:
2683.3N
Explanation:
According to coulombs law which states that "the force of attraction existing between two charge q1 and q2 is directly proportional to the product of the charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance (d) between them. Mathematically |F|= k|q1| |q2| /d² where;
F is the force of attraction between the charges
q1 and q2 are the charges
d is the distance between them
k is the coulombs constant
Given |q1|= 38.9 × 10^-6C and |q2| = 27.6399×10^-6C d = 6cm = 0.06m
k = 8.98755 × 109 Nm² /C²
Substituting the given data's in the equation we have;
|F| = 8.98755 × 10^9×38.9×10^-6×27.6399×10^-6/0.06²
|F| = 9.66/0.06²
|F| = 9.66/0.0036
|F| = 2683.3N
The magnitude of the force will be 2683.3N
Note that the modulus of the charges changes negative value of q2 to positive value. The opposite signs of the charges doesn't affect the final calculation, it only tells the force of attraction or repulsion between the charges. Since they are unlike charges, they will attract each other in the field.
