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2 years ago

Which statement best explains why a wet saw used to cut through a fine optical crystals is constantly lubricated with oil

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The major reason why a wet saw that is used in cutting optical crystals is constantly lubricated with oil is largely due to friction, lubrication decreases friction and minimises the increase of internal energy.

Friction is basically the coming together of two parts that rubs against each other, it causes heat and lead to deterioration of surfaces, it can also lead to wear and tear.

Although, despite it down side, friction is desire-able in most applications

e.g the brake system of vehicles, and if not for friction, we humans cannot walk without falling

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Earth exerts a 100 N gravitational force on a metal box. What is the magnitude of the gravitational force the metal box exerts o

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We have that the magnitude of the gravitational force is mathematically given as

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Earth exerts a 100 N gravitational force on a metal box.

(Mass of the earth is 6e24 kg and radius of the earth is 6.4e6m.)

Generally the equation for the Gravitational mForce is mathematically given as

$F=\frac{GMm}{r^2}\\\\Therefore\\\\F=\frac{100/9.8* 6e116e24}{6.4e6^2}$

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A factory worker pushes a 30.0-kg crate a distance of 4.5 m along a level floor at constant velocity by pushing horizontally on

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(a) 73.5 N

The velocity of the crate is constant: this means that the acceleration is zero (a=0), so according to Newton's second law

$\sum F = ma$

the resultant of the forces must be zero: $\sum F = 0$ (1)

The motion is along the horizontal direction, so we are only interested in the forces acting along this direction. There are two of them:

$F$ , the push applied by the worker

$F_f=-\mu mg$ , the force of friction, with $\mu=0.25$ being the coefficient of friction, $m=30.0 kg$ being the mass of the crate, and $g=9.8 m/s^2$ . The negative sign is due to the fact that the friction acts in the opposite direction to the motion. Eq.(1) then becomes

$F-\mu mg=0\\F=\mu mg=(0.25)(30.0 kg)(9.8 m/s^2)=73.5 N$

So, this is the force that the worker must apply.

(b) 330.8 J

The work done by the pushing force of the worker on the crate is given by:

$W=Fd cos \theta$

where

F = 73.5 N is the force

d = 4.5 m is the displacement

$\theta=0^{\circ}$ is the angle between the direction of the force and the displacement (0 degrees, since they are in same direction)

Substituting, we have

$W=(73.5 N)(4.5 m)(cos 0^{\circ})=330.8 J$

(c) -330.8 J

To calculate the work done by friction, we apply the same formula:

$W=F_f d cos \theta$

where

$F_f = \mu mg=(0.25)(30.0 kg)(9.8 m/s^2)=73.5 N$ is the magnitude of the force of friction

d = 4.5 m is the displacement

$\theta=180^{\circ}$ is the angle between the direction of the force of friction and the displacement (it is 180 degrees since the two are into opposite directions)

Substituting, we find

$W=(73.5 N)(4.5 m)(cos 180^{\circ})=-330.8 J$

So, the work done by friction is negative.

(d) 0 J

As before, the work done by any force on the crate is

$W=F_f d cos \theta$

We notice that both gravity and normal force are perpendicular to the displacement: therefore, $\theta=90^{circ}$ , and so

$cos \theta=0$

which means that the work done by both forces is zero.

(e) 0 J

The total work done on the crate is the sum of the work done by the four forces acting on it, so:

$W=W_{push} + W_{friction}+W_{gravity}+W_{normal}=330.8J-330.8J+0+0=0$

And this is in accordance with the work-energy theorem, which states that the variation of kinetic energy of the crate is equal to the work done on it: since the crate is moving at constant velocity, its variation of kinetic energy is zero, as well as the work done on it.

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