A ground wire provides a conducting path to the earth which is separate and independent from the path of an electrical appliance. Also, a ground wire is an additional pathway for an electric current to safely return to the ground without imposing danger to anyone in the event that a short circuit might occur. This is particularly important for shock hazard since it forces the breaker to trip by supplying a path to the ground if ever a hot wire comes in contact with a metal case of the appliance.
A fuses and circuit breakers limit the current which can possibly flow in a circuit. The metal filament present in the fuse will melt and break the connection. On the other hand, the circuit breaker with its bimetallic strip's heating effect causes a bending and tripping of a spring-loaded switch.
To calculate the acceleration of the wooden block, we use the expression F=ma where F is the force applied, m is the mass of the object and a is the acceleration. We calculate as follows:
F = ma
4.9 = 0.5a
a = 9.8
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Then, it jumps to HIGHER ORBITALS
Linear momentum of an object is the product of the object’s mass and velocity. Linear momentum is a vector quantity, and the direction of momentum is taken to be the direction of the object’s velocity.
or an object with mass moving at a velocity , the angular momentum with respect to a reference point is defined using the cross product as:
where is the position vector of the object that describes the object’s position with respect to the reference point. The units for measuring angular momentum is kg m2 s-1. Since angular momentum is defined in terms of a cross product, the direction of the angular momentum vector is taken to be in a direction perpendicular to both the particle’s position vector and its velocity vector .