State two uses of total internal reflection
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<em>D. The total force on the particle with charge q is perpendicular to the bottom of the triangle.</em>
Explanation:
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The force on the particle with charge q due to each charge Q =
we designate this force as N
Since the charges form an equilateral triangle, then, the forces due to each particle with charge Q on the particle with charge q act at an angle of 60° below the horizontal x-axis.
Resolving the forces on the particle, we have
for the x-component
= N cosine 60° + (-N cosine 60°) = 0
for the y-component
= -f sine 60° + (-f sine 60) = -2N sine 60° = -2N(0.866) = -1.732N
The above indicates that there is no resultant force in the x-axis, since it is equal to zero ( = 0).
The total force is seen to act only in the y-axis, since it only has a y-component equivalent to 1.732 times the force due to each of the Q particles on q.
<em>The total force on the particle with charge q is therefore perpendicular to the bottom of the triangle.</em>
An element which is highly conductive, highly reactive, soft, and lustrous is most likely an alkali metal.
Alkali metals are in group 1 of the Periodic table which means that they have only a single valence electron.
This causes them to be soft and highly reactive because:
- The single valance electron leads to weak bonds amongst the element's atoms which makes them soft
- The elements want to lose the single valance electron so as to become stable so they will react with other elements to give away the electron.
Examples of alkali electrons include:
- Lithium
- Sodium
- Potassium etc
In conclusion therefore, alkali metals are highly reactive and soft and so the element described above is most likely an alkali metal.
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