Answer:
4. both blocks will both have the same amount of kinetic energy.
Explanation:
When the blocks are released free from the compression force, the spring exerts equal and opposite force on each block but the block with heavier (double) mass will attain slower ( half ) speed as compared to the lighter block according to the law of inertia. This works in synchronization to energy conservation.
Spring force is given as:

where:
length of compression in the spring
<u>We know kinetic energy is given by:</u>

Hence the kinetic energy of both the blocks is equal when they are released to move free.
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The answer is: A 33-Newton force pointing upward.
Answer:
<em>0.228 nm</em>
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Explanation:
Atomic mass number of copper = 64
but an atomic mass unit = 1.66 x 10^-27 kg
therefore, the mass of the copper atom m = 64 x 1.66 x 10^-27 kg = 1.06 x 10^-25 kg
The number of atoms in this mass n = ρ/m
where ρ is the density of copper = 8.96 x 10^3 kg/m^3
==> n = (8.96 x 10^3)/(1.06 x 10^-25) = 8.45 x 10^28 atoms/m^3
We know that the volume occupied by this amount of atoms n = 
where a is the lattice constant
equating, we have
8.45 x 10^28 = 
a = 4.389 x 10^9
we also know that
d = 1/a
where d is the smallest distance between the two copper atom.
d = 1/(4.389 x 10^9) = 2.28 x 10^-10 m
==> <em>0.228 nm</em>
Answer:
Zero
Explanation:
As we know that the force and the motion direction should always be perpendicular to each other due to which the work is done by static friction be zero
Therefore
F.dcos(theta) = F.d cos(90) = 0
Hence, the work done by static friction is zero
Therefore the same is to be considered
Answer:
ω = 2.1 rad/sec
Explanation:
- As the rock is moving along with the merry-go-round, in a circular trajectory, there must be an external force, keeping it on track.
- This force, that changes the direction of the rock but not its speed, is the centripetal force, and aims always towards the center of the circle.
- Now, we need to ask ourselves: what supplies this force?
- In this case, the only force acting on the rock that could do it, is the friction force, more precisely, the static friction force.
- We know that this force can be expressed as follows:

where μs = coefficient of static friction between the rock and the merry-
go-round surface = 0.7, and Fn = normal force.
- In this case, as the surface is horizontal, and the rock is not accelerated in the vertical direction, this force in magnitude must be equal to the weight of the rock, as follows:
- Fn = m*g (2)
- This static friction force is just the same as the centripetal force.
- The centripetal force depends on the square of the angular velocity and the radius of the trajectory, as follows:

- Since (1) is equal to (3), replacing (2) in (1) and solving for ω, we get:

- This is the minimum angular velocity that would cause the rock to begin sliding off, due to that if it is larger than this value , the centripetal force will be larger that the static friction force, which will become a kinetic friction force, causing the rock to slide off.