An ice skater applies a horizontal force to a 150 N block on frictionless, level ice, causing the block to accelerate uniformly
1 answer:
Answer:
<em>The friction force has a magnitude of 54 N and points to the left</em>
Explanation:
<u>Friction Force</u>
When an object is moving and encounters friction in the air or rough surfaces, it loses acceleration because the friction force opposes motion.
The friction force when an object is moving on a horizontal surface is calculated by:
Where \mu is the coefficient of static or kinetics friction and N is the normal force.
If no forces other then the weight and the normal are acting upon the y-direction, then the weight and the normal are equal in magnitude:
N = W
Thus, the friction force is:
The ice skater accelerates a block to the right on frictionless horizontal ice and then stops pushing it. The block continues to move at a constant speed when it finds a sand-covered surface with a kinetic coefficient of friction of 0.36.
The friction force is:
Fr=0.36*150
Fr = 54 N
The friction force has a magnitude of 54 N and points to the left
You might be interested in
Question:
A 10 gauge copper wire carries a current of 15 A. Assuming one free electron per copper atom, calculate the drift velocity of the electrons. (The cross-sectional area of a 10-gauge wire is 5.261 mm².)
Answer:
3.22 x 10⁻⁴ m/s
Explanation:
The drift velocity (v) of the electrons in a wire (copper wire in this case) carrying current (I) is given by;
v =
Where;
n = number of free electrons per cubic meter
q = electron charge
A = cross-sectional area of the wire
<em>First let's calculate the number of free electrons per cubic meter (n)</em>
Known constants:
density of copper, ρ = 8.95 x 10³kg/m³
molar mass of copper, M = 63.5 x 10⁻³kg/mol
Avogadro's number, Nₐ = 6.02 x 10²³ particles/mol
But;
The number of copper atoms, N, per cubic meter is given by;
N = (Nₐ x ρ / M) -------------(ii)
<em>Substitute the values of Nₐ, ρ and M into equation (ii) as follows;</em>
N = (6.02 x 10²³ x 8.95 x 10³) / 63.5 x 10⁻³
N = 8.49 x 10²⁸ atom/m³
Since there is one free electron per copper atom, the number of free electrons per cubic meter is simply;
n = 8.49 x 10²⁸ electrons/m³
<em>Now let's calculate the drift electron</em>
Known values from question:
A = 5.261 mm² = 5.261 x 10⁻⁶m²
I = 23A
q = 1.6 x 10⁻¹⁹C
<em>Substitute these values into equation (i) as follows;</em>
v =
v =
v = 3.22 x 10⁻⁴ m/s
Therefore, the drift electron is 3.22 x 10⁻⁴ m/s