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What is an electromagnetic wave?

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Sphinxa [80]3 years ago

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Answer:

Electromagnetic waves or EM waves are waves that are created as a result of vibrations between an electric field and a magnetic field.

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A 6,000 kg train car is moving to the right at 10 m/s and connects to a 4,000-kg train car that wasn't moving. What is the veloc

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1) The final velocity of the two trains is 6 m/s to the right

2) It is an inelastic collision

Explanation:

We can solve this problem by using the law of conservation of momentum: in fact, in absence of external forces, the total momentum of the two trains must be conserved before and after the collision.

Therefore we can write:

$p_i = p_f\\m_1 u_1 + m_2 u_2 = (m_1+m_2)v$

where:

$m_1 = 6,000 kg$ is the mass of the first train

$u_1 = 10 m/s$ is the initial velocity of the first train

$m_2 = 4,000 kg$ is the mass of the second train

$u_2 = 0$ is the initial velocity of the second train (initially at rest)

$v$ is the final combined velocity of the two trains

Solving the equation for v, we find the final velocity of the two trains:

$v=\frac{m_1 u_1 + m_2 u_2}{m_1+m_2}=\frac{(6000)(10)+0}{6000+4000}=6 m/s$

There are two types of collisions:

Elastic collision: in an elastic collision, both the total momentum and the total kinetic energy of the system are conserved
Inelastic collision: in an inelastic collision, only the total momentum is conserved, while the total kinetic energy is not (part of it is converted into thermal energy due to internal frictions)

To verify what type of collision is this, we can compare the total kinetic energy before and after the collision:

Before:

$K=\frac{1}{2}m_1 u_1^2 = \frac{1}{2}(6000)(10)^2=300,000 J$

After:

$K=\frac{1}{2}(m_1 +m_2)v^2 = \frac{1}{2}(6000+4000)(6)^2=180,000 J$

As we can see, the kinetic energy is not conserved, so this is an inelastic collision.

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3 years ago

To get a feeling for inertial forces discuss the familiar cases of accelerating in a car in a straight line while increasing or

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Explanation:

When we accelerate in a car on a straight path we tend to lean backward because our lower body part which is directly in contact with the seat of the car gets accelerated along with it but the upper the upper body experiences this force later on due to its own inertia. This force is accordance with Newton's second law of motion and is proportional to the rate of change of momentum of the upper body part.

Conversely we lean forward while the speed decreases and the same phenomenon happens in the opposite direction.

While changing direction in car the upper body remains in its position due to inertia but the lower body being firmly in contact with the car gets along in the direction of the car, seems that it makes the upper body lean in the opposite direction of the turn.

On abrupt change in the state of motion the force experienced is also intense in accordance with the Newton's second law of motion.

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3 years ago

A proton is held at rest in a uniform electric field. When it is released, the proton will lose?

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A proton is held at rest in a uniform electric field. When it is released, the proton will lose its kinetic energy.

Kinetic energy

The energy an object has as a result of motion is known as kinetic energy in physics. It is described as the effort required to move a mass-determined body from rest to the indicated velocity. The body holds onto the kinetic energy it acquired during its acceleration until its speed changes. The body exerts the same amount of effort when slowing down from its current pace to a condition of rest. Formally, kinetic energy is any term that includes a derivative with respect to time in the Lagrangian of a system.

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1 year ago

The charges Q1=Q and Q2=4Q that are a distance d apart, repel each other with a force of 1.60 N. What would be the force between

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50.4 N

Explanation:

Q1 = Q

Q2 = 4 Q