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What hidden costs of using DDT did Rachel Carson call attention to?

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Sveta_85 [38]3 years ago

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Answer:

The ban was intended to prevent the imminent extinction of ospreys, peregrine falcons, and bald eagles, our national bird, among other species; they were vulnerable because DDT caused a fatal thinning of eggshells, which collapsed under the weight of the parent incubating them.

Explanation:

The hidden cost was to control pests was washing off into rivers and streams, poisoning fish, birds, and even humans with toxic chemicals.

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A chemist identifies compounds by identifying bright lines in their spectra. She does so by heating the compounds until they glo

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Answer:

a) λ = 189.43 10⁻⁹ m b) λ = 269.19 10⁻⁹ m

Explanation:

The diffraction network is described by the expression

d sin θ= m λ

Where m corresponds to the diffraction order

Let's use trigonometry to find the breast

tan θ = y / L

The diffraction spectrum is measured at very small angles, therefore

tan θ = sin θ / cos θ = sin θ

We replace

d y / L = m λ

Let's place in the first order m = 1

Let's look for the separation of the lines (d)

d = λ L / y

d = 501 10⁻⁹ 9.95 10⁻² / 15 10⁻²

d = 332.33 10⁻⁹ m

Now we can look for the wavelength of the other line

λ = d y / L

λ = 332.33 10⁻⁹ 8.55 10⁻²/15 10⁻²

λ = 189.43 10⁻⁹ m

Part B

The compound wavelength B

λ = 332.33 10⁻⁹ 12.15 10⁻² / 15 10⁻²

λ = 269.19 10⁻⁹ m

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$y= h+ut-\frac{1}{2}gt^2$

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h = 4 m is the initial height of the ball

u = 12 m/s is the initial velocity of the ball (upward)

g = 9.8 m/s^2 is the acceleration of gravity (downward)

We can find the time t at which the ball reaches the ground by substituting y=0 into the equation:

$0 = 4 + 12t - 4.9 t^2$

This is a second-order equation. By solving it for t, we find:

t = -0.30 s

t = 2.75 s

The first solution is negative, so we discard it; the second solution, t = 2.75 s, is the one we are looking for.

b) -15.0 m/s (downward)

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$v=u-gt$

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