Answer:
Any material that keeps energy such as electricity, heat, or cold from easily transferring through is an insulator
A conductor is a material which contains movable electric charges.
Whenever an object is falling, its potential energy
is decreasing and its kinetic energy is increasing.
Olivia's potential energy is decreasing and her kinetic energy
is increasing as she moves toward the right side of the picture,
all the way from W, through X, to the bottom of the arc.
Let the angle be Θ (theta)
Let the mass of the crate be m.
a) When the crate just begins to slip. At that moment the net force will be equal to zero and the static friction will be at the maximum vale.
Normal force (N) = mg CosΘ
μ (coefficient of static friction) = 0.29
Static friction = μN = μmg CosΘ
Now, along the ramp, the equation of net force will be:
mg SinΘ - μmg CosΘ = 0
mg SinΘ = μmg CosΘ
tan Θ = μ
tan Θ = 0.29
Θ = 16.17°
b) Let the acceleration be a.
Coefficient of kinetic friction = μ = 0.26
Now, the equation of net force will be:
mg sinΘ - μ mg CosΘ = ma
a = g SinΘ - μg CosΘ
Plugging the values
a = 9.8 × 0.278 - 0.26 × 9.8 × 0.96
a = 2.7244 - 2.44608
a = 0.278 m/s^2
Hence, the acceleration is 0.278 m/s^2
Sodium (Na) is a Alkali metal so that's the answer
