Frequency is measured in units of reciprocal time.
Period is measured in units of time.
Phase is a number without units that represents a fraction of a wave.
None of these is measured in meters, so none of them can be the answer.
It must be either amplitude or wavelength.
Amplitude is a quantity that's measured at one or two points in the same wave.
The question is talking about points on consecutive waves.
<em>Wavelength is</em> the only choice left. That must be it.
The half life of Carbon-14 is 5730 years, how many years would it take for 7/8 of the original amount to decay?
<span>Can somebody please help with this problem. I *think* I understand the basics of what a half life is. If I learned correctly, its the amount it takes for half of a sample to decay. It should also happen exponentially, 1/2 remaining after one half life, 1/4 after the second, 1/16 after the third etc. I'm still a little shaky though. Could somebody please clarify what exactly a half life is and how it can be determined (i.e. how to find the time it would take for 7/8 to decay) </span>
Answer:
A) The speed of the water must be 8.30 m/s.
B) Total kinetic energy created by this maneuver is 70.12 Joules.
Explanation:
A) Mass of squid with water = 6.50 kg
Mass of water in squid cavuty = 1.55 kg
Mass of squid = 
Velocity achieved by squid = 
Momentum gained by squid = 
Mass of water = 
Velocity by which water was released by squid = 
Momentum gained by water but in opposite direction = 
P = P'
B) Kinetic energy does the squid create by this maneuver:
Kinetic energy of squid = K.E =
Kinetic energy of water = K.E' = 
Total kinetic energy created by this maneuver:
A) We balance the masses: 4(1.00728) vs 4.0015 + 2(0.00055)4.02912 vs. 4.0026This shows a "reduced mass" of 4.02912 - 4.0026 = 0.02652 amu. This is also equivalent to 0.02652/6.02E23 = 4.41E-26 g = 4.41E-29 kg.
b) Using E = mc^2, where c is the speed of light, multiplying 4.41E-29 kg by (3E8 m/s)^2 gives 3.96E-12 J of energy.
c) Since in the original equation, there is only 1 helium atom, we multiply the energy result in b) by 9.21E19 to get 3.65E8 J of energy, or 365 MJ of energy.
