The feather's vertical position
is determined by

We take the feather's starting position to be the origin, and the downward direction to be positive. Then

so the answer is D.
That statement is true.
the capacitor is initially uncharged, but starts to charged when the switch is closed.
The potential difference across the resistor will steadily dropped as the potential difference across the capacitor increased.
The function of concrete shielding in a nuclear reactor is: <u>to contain radiation.</u>
<u>Explanation</u>:
The reactor core in the nuclear reactor is placed in a steel pressure vessel. The steel vessel is then shielded by a thick layer of concrete. The concrete shielding is done to protect the workers from radiation.
The nuclear power station must be built on hard solid rock as the reactor is heavy in structure. The radiation emitted from the reactor may harm the human being. To avoid this, the concrete shield is made to prevent the emission of radiation.
Answer:
Part a)
U = 15.5 J
Part b)
h = 1.05 m
Part c)
v = 4.55 m/s
Explanation:
Part a)
Initial potential energy stored in the spring is given by

now we have

x = 20.0 cm
now from above formula we will have


Part b)
By mechanical energy conservation law we can say that initial spring potential energy stored = final gravitational potential energy at the top position



So maximum height from gun is 1.05 m
Part c)
For muzzle velocity of the ball we can use the energy conservation again
According to which the final kinetic energy of the ball = initial spring energy stored in it


