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3 years ago

What do we call the days when the sun is directly overhead the equator?

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NikAS [45]3 years ago

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Answer:

Equinox

Explanation:

It is an astronomical phenomenon that is repeated twice a year, in summer and winter, and that is caused because the axis on which our planet rotates is slightly inclined with respect to the plane of translation, this is its trajectory around the Sun.

For this reason there are two equinoxes a year, a phenomenon completely opposite to the solstice, but also marks the beginning of the spring and autumn seasons.

The equinoxes occur around March 20 or 21 and September 22 or 23, and it is the days when the Sun is exactly over the equator, which makes day and night more or less the same duration. The word ‘equinox’ comes from Latin and means precisely ‘same night’. In those two moments the part of the Earth closest to the Sun is the equator.

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A singly charged positive ion has a mass of 3.46 × 10−26 kg. After being accelerated through a potential difference of 215 V the

jasenka [17]

Answer:

1.8 cm

Explanation:

$m$ = mass of the singly charged positive ion = 3.46 x 10⁻²⁶ kg

$q$ = charge on the singly charged positive ion = 1.6 x 10⁻¹⁹ C

$\Delta V$ =Potential difference through which the ion is accelerated = 215 V

$v$ = Speed of the ion

Using conservation of energy

Kinetic energy gained by ion = Electric potential energy lost

$(0.5) m v^{2} = q \Delta V\\(0.5) (3.46\times10^{-26}) v^{2} = (1.6\times10^{-19}) (215)\\(1.73\times10^{-26}) v^{2} = 344\times10^{-19}\\v = 4.5\times10^{4} ms^{-1}$

$r$ = Radius of the path followed by ion

$B$ = Magnitude of magnetic field = 0.522 T

the magnetic force on the ion provides the necessary centripetal force, hence

$qvB = \frac{mv^{2} }{r} \\qB = \frac{mv}{r}\\r =\frac{mv}{qB}\\r =\frac{(3.46\times10^{-26})(4.5\times10^{4})}{(1.6\times10^{-19})(0.522)}\\r = 0.018 m \\r = 1.8 cm$

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3 years ago

A paintball’s mass is 0.0032kg. A typical paintball strikes a target moving at 85.3 m/s.

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Answer:

A) If the paintball stops completely the magnitude of the change in the paintball’s momentum is $p=0.273kg*m/s$

B) If the paintball bounces off its target and afterward moves in the opposite direction with the same speed, the change in the paintball’s momentum is $p=0.546kg*m/s$

C) A paintball bouncing off your skin in the opposite direction with the same speed hurts more than a paintball exploding upon your skin because of the strength exerted is twice than if it explodes.

Explanation:

A) We use the formula of momentum $p=mv$ , so we have $p=0.0032kg*85.3m/s=0.273kg*m/s$

B) We use the same formula above, then due we have a change of direction at the same speed, therefore the change in the momentum is the double so

$p=2*0.0032kg*85.3m/s=0.546kg*m/s$ .

C) The average strength of the force an object exerts during impact is determined by the amount the object’s momentum changes. therefore

$F=\frac{\Delta p}{\Delta t}$ , as we don't have any data about the impact time but we know momentum is twice, time does no matter and strength is twice too.