Which of the following is a characteristic of electromagnetic waves?
2 answers:
Answer:
They have a dual wave-particle nature.
Explanation:
Electromagnetic waves consist of periodic oscillations of electric and magnetic field in a plane perpendicular to the direction of motion of the wave (in fact, they are also classified as transverse waves).
Electromagnetic waves have a wave nature, however they also have particle nature - in fact, it has been proved in some experiment (e.g. photoelectric effect) that in some conditions they act as packets of particles - called photons. Therefore, the option
They have a dual wave-particle nature.
is correct.
Other options are wrong because:
They are all invisible. --> False because visible light (which is part of the electromagnetic spectrum, so they are electromagnetic waves) is visible
They can only travel without a medium. --> False because they can also travel in a vacuum
They are slower than sound waves. --> False because they travel much faster (they travel at the speed of light in a vacuum, , while sound travels at 343 m/s in air, for instance)
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Answer:
52.5°C
Explanation:
The final enthalpy is determined from energy balance where initial enthalpy and specific volume are obtained from A-12 for the given pressure and state
mh1 + W = mh2
h2 = h1 + W/m
h1 + Wα1/V1
242.9 kJ/kg + 2.35.0.11049kJ/ 0.35/60kg
=287.4 kJ/kg
From the final enthalpy and pressure the final temperature is obtained A-13 using interpolation
i.e T2 = T1 + T2 -T1/h2 -h1(h2 - h1)
= 50°C + 60 - 50/295.15 - 284.79
(287.4 - 284.79)°C
= 52.5°C
