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3 years ago

The contraction of muscles in the stomach walls

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The contraction of muscles in the stomach walls is called peristalsis.
Peristalsis works to physically break down food and move it forward.

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The time it takes "to complete one cycle" is a perfect definition for period.
So the 2 sec that you measured is the swing's period.

Frequency is just 1/period (the 'reciprocal' of the period).
For this swing, the frequency is 1/(2sec) = 0.5 per second = 0.5 Hz.

( "Hertz" means "per second")

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3 years ago

Two equal, but oppositely charged particles are attracted to each other electrically. The size of the force of attraction is 48.

galina1969 [7]

Given:

The force of attraction is F = 48.1 N

The separation between the charges is

$\begin{gathered} r=\text{ 60.9 cm} \\ =\text{ 60.9}\times10^{-2}\text{ m} \end{gathered}$

Also, the magnitude of charge q1 = q2 = q.

To find the magnitude of charge.

Explanation:

The magnitude of charge can be calculated by the formula

$\begin{gathered} F=\frac{k(2q)}{r^2} \\ q=\frac{Fr^2}{2k} \end{gathered}$

Here, k is the Coulomb's constant whose value is

$k\text{ = 9}\times10^9\text{ N m}^2\text{ /C}^2$

On substituting the values, the magnitude of charge will be

$\begin{gathered} q=\frac{48.1\times(60.9^\times10^{-2})^2}{2\times9\times10^{^9}} \\ =9.91\times10^{-10}\text{ C} \\ =9.91\times10^{-4}\text{ }\mu C \end{gathered}$

Thus, the magnitude of each charge is 9.91 x 10^(-4) micro Coulombs.

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Find the orbital period (in years) of an asteroid whose average distance from the sun is 27

dmitriy555 [2]

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3 years ago

A reaction taking place in a container with a piston-cylinder assembly at constant temperature produces a gas, and the volume in

djverab [1.8K]

Answer:

60.4 J

Explanation:

The work done by the gas is given by:

$W=p(V_f-V_i)$

where

p is the gas pressure

$V_f$ is the final volume of the gas

$V_i$ is the initial volume

We must convert all the quantities into SI units:

$p=860 torr \cdot \frac{1.013\cdot 10^5 pa}{760 torr}=1.146\cdot 10^5 Pa$

$V_i = 127 mL = 0.127 L = 0.127 dm^3 = 0.127 \cdot 10^{-3}m^2$

$V_f = 654 mL = 0.654 L = 0.654 dm^3 = 0.654 \cdot 10^{-3}m^2$

So the work done is

$W=(1.146\cdot 10^5 Pa)(0.654\cdot 10^{-3} m^3-0.127\cdot 10^{-3} m^3)=60.4 J$

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3 years ago

The frequency of a microwave signal is 9.76 ghz. what is its wavelength? (c = 3.00 × 108 m/s)

dolphi86 [110]

The basic relationship between frequency of an electromagnetic wave and wavelength of the wave is
$c = \lambda f$
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Manipulating the equation, we can rewrite it as
$\lambda = \frac{c}{f}$

The frequency of the wave in our problem is
$9.76 GHz = 9.76 \cdot 10^9 Hz$
so if we use the previous formula, we find the correspondant wavelength:
$\lambda = \frac{3 \cdot 10^8 m/s}{9.76 \cdot 10^9 Hz} =0.031 m$

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