Answer:
19% total electrical output
Explanation:
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(I'm not 100% sure, let me know if I made a mistake :))
The potential energy in the spring is given by:

where k is the spring constant and x is the compression of the spring.
The work done by friction is given by:

where s is the sliding distance, N the normal force N = mg, m is the mass of the block, g is the gravitational acceleration and μ is the coefficient of dynamic friction.
The work done by friction must be equal to the energy provided by the spring:
Answer:
72,300 years.
Explanation:
- Initial mass of this sample: 504 grams;
- Current mass of this sample: 63 grams.
What's the ratio between the current and the initial mass of this sample? In other words, what fraction of the initial sample hasn't yet decayed?
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The value of this fraction starts at 1 decreases to 1/2 of its initial value after every half-life. How many times shall 1/2 be multiplied to 1 before reaching 1/8?
. It takes three half-lives or
years to reach that value.
In certain questions the denominator of the fraction is large. It might not even be an integer power of 2. The base-x logarithm function on calculators could help. Evaluate
to find the number of half-lives required. In case the base-x logarithm function isn't available, but the natural logarithm function
is, apply the following expression (derived from the base-changing formula) to get the same result:
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That change would most likely cause the current at every point in the circuit
to decrease by 83-1/3% ( 5/6 ) of its original value. Also, the voltage across
each component of the circuit ... resistor, light bulb, motor, open switch etc. ...
would become 5/6 less.