Energy a substance or system has because of its motion Is what?

A large rock of mass me materializes stationary at the orbit of Mercury and falls into the sun. Itf the Sun has a mass ms and ra

son4ous [18]

Answer:

The answer is $v = \sqrt{2G\frac{M_s}{R^2}(R-r_s)}$ .

Explanation:

From the law of gravity,

$F = G \frac{Mm}{r^2}$

considering F as a conservative force, $F = - \nabla U$ ,

the general expression for gravitational potential energy is

$U = -G \frac{Mm}{r}$ ,

where G is the gravitational constant, M and m are the mass of the attracting bodies, and r is the distance between their centers. The negative sign is because the force approaches zero for large distances, and we choose the zero of gravitational potential energy at an infinite distance away.

However, as the mass of the Sun is much greater than the mass of the rock, the gravitational acceleration is defined as

$g = -G \frac{M}{r^2}$ ,

(the negative sign indicates that the force is an attractive force), and the potential energy between the rock and the Sun is

$U = g M_e R$ ,

which is actually the total energy of the system, because the rock materializes stationary at this point (there is no radial kinetic energy).

When the rock hits the surface of the Sun, almost all potential energy is converted to kinetic energy, but not all because the Sun is not a puntual mass. So the potential energy converted to kinetic energy is

$U_p = g M_e(R- r_s)$ ,

then, the kinetik energy when the rock hits the surface is

$U_k =\frac{1}{2}M_e v^2 = g M_e(R- r_s)$ ,

so

$v = \sqrt{2g(R-r_s)}$

where g is the gravitational acceleration generated by the Sun at R,

$g = G \frac{M_s}{R^2}$ .

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What upward gravitational force does a 5600kg elephant exert on the earth?

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Force is determined by multiplying mass and gravity (F= mg). To determine the answer, the mass of the elephant (5600 kg) is multiplied with the gravity (9.8 m/s²). The answer is 5800 N. This is the upward gravitational force that the elephant exerts on the earth.

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If you have 3 equal plates hanging 2 spaces from the center of a balance, at what distance would you need to place 2 equal plate

Reptile [31]

You answere would be C. 3 spaces

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Name 3 different types of graphs that can be used to plot data.

siniylev [52]

Answer:

Bar graph

Pie graph

Line Graph

Explanation:

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A constant force of 12N is applied for 3.0s to a body initially at rest. The final velocity of the body is 6.0ms–1. What is the

sp2606 [1]

From the question,
$u = 0m {s}^{ - 1}$
$v = 6m {s}^{ - 1}$

$t = 3s$
$F=12N$

Using Impulse, the product of the constant force, F and time t equals the product of the mass of the body and change in velocity.

$Ft =m(v-u)$

$12(3.0)=m(6.0- \: 0)$
This implies that

$36.0 = 6m$
$m = \frac{36.0}{6.0}$
$\therefore \: m = 6.0kg$

You can also use the equation of linear motion,
$v = u + at$
$6 = 0 + a(3)$
$6 = 3a$
$a = \frac{6}{3}$

$a = 2 {ms}^{ - 2}$
But
$F=ma$
$12 = m(2)$
$12 = 2m$
$\frac{12}{2} = m$
$\therefore \: m = 6kg$

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