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lakkis [162]
4 years ago
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Explain how refraction and prisms work.

Physics
1 answer:
Liono4ka [1.6K]4 years ago
8 0
A prism is a piece of glass or plastic in the shape of a triangle. A prism works because the different colors of light travel at different speeds inside the glass. Because the colors of light travel at different speeds, they get bent by different amounts and come out all spread out instead of mixed up.


Refraction is the bending of a wave when it enters a medium where its speed is different. The refraction of light when it passes from a fast medium to a slow medium bends the light ray toward the normal to the boundary between the two media. Refraction is responsible for image formation by lenses and the eye.
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Q: Two charges q1 and q2, that are distance d apart , repel each other with a force of 6.40 N. what would be the force between two charges q1'=2q1 and q2'=3q2 that that are distance d apart?

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The force = 38.4 N

Explanation:

From coulombs law,

F = kq₁q₂/r² ............................ Equation 1

Where F = Force of attraction or repulsion between the charges, q₁ and q₂ = first and second charge respectively, r = distance between the charges, k = constant of proportionality.

When, F = 6.4 N, r = d m.

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When q₁' = 2q₁, q₂' = 3q₂, r = d cm

F = k(2q₁)(3q₂)/d²

F = 6kq₁q₂/d².......................... Equation 2

Dividing Equation 1 by equation 2

6.4/F = kq₁q₂/d²/(6kq₁q₂/d²)

6.4/F = 1/6

F = 6.4×6

F = 38.4 N.

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Explanation:

From the question we are told that

    The length of the box is  l  =  19 \ in

    The width of the box is  w =  5 \ in

     The height is  h  =  4\ in

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Where A is the area of the box which is mathematically evaluated as

    A =  l * w

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v_{f} =v_{i} - (a*t)\\

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As we can see we have two unknowns the initial velocity and the acceleration, so we must use a second kinematics equation.

v_{f}^{2} = v_{i}^{2} - (2*a*d)

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d = distance = 100[m]

(8^2) = (8 + 5*a)^2 - (2*a*100)

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0 = 80*a - 200*a + 25*a^2

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