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3 years ago

How do exited atoms give off light

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Light is produced by the change of state of energy of an electron. Within an atom, there are multiple electron "shells". 'Excited' atoms are those where the electrons are moving in between shells. The electrons move because they are given energy enough to move to a different shell; however, they are unstable and cannot remain in their new position. When moving back to its original shell, the electron loses energy - but energy can't be created nor destroyed so they release a photon.
There's other ways light may be produced, but always it is produced as a result of transmission of energy (in some form). Also, light is usually produced in conjunction with other forms of energy such as sound or heat.

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Which statements are true concerning Newton's law of gravitation? The gravitational force is related to the mass of each object.

OLEGan [10]

Answer:

The gravitational force is related to the mass of each object.

The gravitational force is an attractive force.

Explanation:

Gravitational force is a long range force of attraction between any two masses.

Mathematically given as :

$F=G.\frac{m_1.m_2}{r^2}$

where:

$m_1 & m_2$ are the masses

r= distance between the center of mass of the two objects.

G= gravitational constant = $6.67\times 10^{-11} m^3.kg^{-1}.s^{-2}$

From the above relation of eq. (1) it is clear that,

Gravitational force is inversely proportional to the square of the distance and directly proportional to the masses.

The mass of an object is independent of its size due to the fact that density may vary for different objects.

The force of gravity varies with height as:

$\frac{g}{g_x} =(\frac{r_x}{r} )^2$

where:

$g=9.8\,m.s^{-2}$

$g_x=$ gravity at height $r_x$ of the center of mass of the object from the center of mass of the earth.

and we know that force:

$F=m\times g$

where: m= mass of the object.

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3 years ago

If two point masses 1kg & 4kg are seperated by a distance of 2m. Magnitude of gravitational force exerted by 1kg on 4kg is ?

Aliun [14]

Answer:

F = G Newtons

Explanation:

Given:

Mass of 1st body = $1\:kg$
Mass of 2nd body = $4\:kg$

To Find:

Magnitude of gravitational force

Solution:

Here, we have a formula

$F=\dfrac{G.M_{1}.M_{2}}{r^{2}}$

<u>Substituting the values</u>

$\implies\:\:F = \dfrac{G(1)(4)}{2^{2}}$

$\implies\:\:F = \dfrac{4G}{4}$

$\implies\:\:F = \dfrac{\cancel{4}G}{\cancel{4}}$

$\implies\:\:\red{F = G}$

Know More:

The applied formula for the above solution is

${\boxed{F_{G}=\dfrac{G.M_{1}.M_{2}}{r^{2}}}}$

where,

F $_{G}$ = Gravitational force
G = Gravitational constant
M $_{1}$ = mass of 1st body
M $_{2}$ = mass of 2nd body
r = distance between two bodies

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3 years ago

While on a moving elevator during a certain perfod or time, Frank's apparent weight is 620 N. If Frank's mass is 70 kg, what is

MakcuM [25]

Answer:

0.94 m/s^2 downwards

Explanation:

m = 70 kg, m g = 70 x 9.8 = 686 N

R = 620 N

Let the acceleration be a, as the apparent weight decreases so the elevator is moving downwards with an acceleration a.

mg - R = ma

686 - 620 = 70 x a

a = 0.94 m/s^2

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3 years ago

A material that transmits nearly all the light in a ray because it offers little resistance to the light is ________.

Nina [5.8K]

Answer:

D. transparent.

Explanation:

A material that transmits nearly all the light in a ray because it offers little resistance to the light is <u>transparent.</u>

A transparent material allows light to pass through them with little or no resistance enabling them see-through. A material that transmits nearly all the light rays that pass through it because it offers little resistance to the light is TRANSPARENT. Examples of transparent materials are water, glass (flint and crown), air, and diamond.

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3 years ago

A box with a mass of 2 kg accelerates in a straight line

mihalych1998 [28]

Answer: 16N

Explanation:

Given that:

mass of box M= 2 kg

Initial speed V1 = 4 m/s

Final speed V2 = 8 m/s

Time taken T= 0.5 s

Average strength of this force F = ?

Now, recall that Force is the rate of change of momentum per unit time

i.e Force = momentum / time

Hence, F = M x (V2 - V1)/T

F = 2kg x (8 m/s - 4 m/s) / 0.5s

F = 2kg x (4 m/s / 0.5s)

F = 2kg x 8 m/s/s)

F = 16N

Thus, the average strength of this

force is 16 newton.

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