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A sample of radium-226 will decay to 1/4 of its original amount after 3200 years. What is the half-life of radium-226?

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Answer:1600

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A huge tank of glycerine with a density of 1.260 g/cm3 is vertically stationed on a platform which is 15 m above the ground. The

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Answer:

The tank is losing $4.976*10^{-4} m^3/s$

$v_g = 19.81 \ m/s$

Explanation:

According to the Bernoulli’s equation:

$P_1 + 1 \frac{1}{2} \rho v_1^2 + \rho gh_1 = P_2 + \frac{1}{2} \rho v_2^2 + \rho gh_2$

We are being informed that both the tank and the hole is being exposed to air :

∴ P₁ = P₂

Also as the tank is voluminous ; we take the initial volume $v_1$ ≅ 0 ;

then $v_2$ can be determined as: $\sqrt{[2g (h_1- h_2)]$

h₁ = 5 + 15 = 20 m;

h₂ = 15 m

$v_2 = \sqrt{[2*9.81*(20 - 15)]$

$v_2 = \sqrt{[2*9.81*(5)]$

$v_2= 9.9 \ m/s$ as it leaves the hole at the base.

radius r = d/2 = 4/2 = 2.0 mm

(a) From the law of continuity; its equation can be expressed as:

J = $A_1v_2$

J = πr² $v_2$

J = $\pi *(2*10^{-3})^{2}*9.9$

J = $1.244*10^{-4} m^3/s$

How fast is the water from the hole moving just as it reaches the ground?

In order to determine that; we use the relation of the velocity from the equation of motion which says:

v² = u² + 2gh ₂

v² = 9.9² + 2×9.81×15

v² = 392.31

The velocity of how fast the water from the hole is moving just as it reaches the ground is : $v_g = \sqrt{392.31}$

$v_g = 19.81 \ m/s$

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3 years ago

Consider the three dip1acement vectors A = (3i - 3j) m, B = (i-4j) m, and C = (-2i + 5j) m. Use the component method to determin

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Answer with Explanation:

We are given that

A=3i-3j m

B=i-4 j m

C=-2i+5j m

a. $D=A+B+C$

$D=3i-3j+i-4j-2i+5j$

$D=2i-2j$

Compare with the vector r=xi+yj

We get x=2 and y=-2

Magnitude= $\mid D\mid=\sqrt{x^2+y^2}=\sqrt{(2)^2+(-2)^2}=2\sqrt 2$ units

By using the formula $\mid r\mid=\sqrt{x^2+y^2}$

Direction: $\theta=tan^{-1}\frac{y}{x}$

By using the formula

Direction of D: $\theta=tan^{-1}(\frac{-2}{2})=tan^{-1}(-1)=tan^{-1}(-tan45^{\circ})=-45^{\circ}$

b.E=-A-B+C

$E=-3i+3j-i+4j-2i+5j$

$E=-6i+12j$

$\mid E\mid=\sqrt{(-6)^2+(12)^2}=13.4$ units

Direction of E= $\theta=tan^{-1}(\frac{12}{-6}=tan^{-1}(-2)=-63.4^{\circ}$

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3 years ago

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Abraham Lincoln

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3 years ago

A rotating flywheel has moment of inertia 18.0 kg⋅m^2 for an axis along the axle about which the wheel is rotating. Initially th

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Answer:

The rotational kinetic energy takes 0.430 seconds to become half its initial value.

Explanation:

By the Principle of Energy Conservation and the Work-Energy Theorem we know that flywheel slow down due to the action of non-conservative forces (i.e. friction), the energy losses are equal to the change in the rotational kinetic energy. That is:

$\Delta E = K_{1}-K_{2}$ (1)

Where:

$\Delta E$ - Energy losses, measured in joules.

$K_{1}$ , $K_{2}$ - Initial and final rotational kinetic energies, measured in joules.

By definition of rotational kinetic energy, we expand the equation above:

$\Delta E = \frac{1}{2}\cdot I\cdot (\omega_{1}^{2}-\omega_{2}^{2})$ (2)

Where:

$I$ - Moment of inertia of the flywheel, measured in kilograms per square meter.

$\omega_{1}$ , $\omega_{2}$ - Initial and final angular speed, measured in radians per second.

If we know that $K_{1} = 30\,J$ , $K_{2} = 15\,J$ and $I = 18\,kg\cdot m^{2}$ , then the initial angular speed is:

$K_{1} = \frac{1}{2}\cdot I \cdot \omega_{1}^{2}$ (3)

$\omega_{1}=\sqrt{\frac{2\cdot K_{1}}{I} }$

$\omega_{1} = \sqrt{\frac{2\cdot (30\,J)}{18\,kg\cdot m^{2}} }$

$\omega_{1} \approx 1.825\,\frac{rad}{s}$

$\omega_{1}\approx 0.291\,\frac{rev}{s}$

$K_{2} = \frac{1}{2}\cdot I \cdot \omega_{2}^{2}$ (4)

$\omega_{2}=\sqrt{\frac{2\cdot K_{2}}{I} }$

$\omega_{2} = \sqrt{\frac{2\cdot (15\,J)}{18\,kg\cdot m^{2}} }$

$\omega_{2} \approx 1.291\,\frac{rad}{s}$

$\omega_{2} \approx 0.205\,\frac{rev}{s}$

Under the assumption that flywheel is decelerating uniformly, we get that the time taken for the flywheel to slowdown is:

$t = \frac{\omega_{2}-\omega_{1}}{\alpha}$ (5)

If we know that $\omega_{1}\approx 0.291\,\frac{rev}{s}$ , $\omega_{2} \approx 0.205\,\frac{rev}{s}$ and $\alpha = -0.200\,\frac{rev}{s^{2}}$ , then the time needed is: