The circuit below contains three 100-W light bulbs and a capacitor. The emf ε = 110V. At the instant the switch S is closed, which light bulb is brightest?
In a mass spectrometer, a singly-charged particle (charge e) has a speed of 1.0 × 106 m/s and enters a uniform magnetic field of 0.20 T. The radius of the circular orbit of the particle is 0.020 m. What is the mass of this particle? (e = 1.60 × 10-19 C)
A point charge of 3.0 μC is located on the y-axis at y = 4.0 m, and another point charge of 6.0 μC is located on the x-axis at x = 5.0 m. What is the direction (ccw from x axis) of the electric field at (5.0 m, 4.0 m)?
Thermodynamic Processes: In a given reversible process, the temperature of an ideal gas is kept constant as the gas is compressed to a smaller volume. Which one of the following statements about the gas is correct?
As ice floats in water, about 10% of the ice floats above the surface of the water. If we float some ice in a glass of water, what will happen to the water level as the ice melts?
A 50.0-kg block is being pulled up a 16.0° slope by a force of 250 N which is parallel to the slope. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and the slope is 0.200. What is the magnitude of the acceleration of the block?
An electric car is designed to run off a bank of 14.0-V batteries with total energy storage of 3.00 × 10^7 J. If the electric motor draws 7 000 W, what current will be delivered to the motor?
A teacher sends her students on a treasure hunt. She gives the following instructions: 1. Walk 300 m north 2. Walk 400 m northwest 3. Walk 700 m east-southeast and the treasure is buried there
A 4.0 kg mass is moving with speed 2.0 m/s. A 1.0 kg mass is moving with speed 4.0 m/s. Both objects encounter the same constant braking force, and are brought to rest. Which object travels the greater distance before stopping?
Suppose you are playing hockey on a new-age ice surface for which there is no friction between the ice and the hockey puck. You wind up and hit the puck as hard as you can. After the puck loses contact with your stick, the puck will
Photoelectric Effect: If the work function of a metal surface is 2.20 eV, what frequency of incident light would give a maximum kinetic energy of 0.25 eV to the photoelectrons ejected from this surface? (1 eV = 1.60 × 10-19 J, h = 6.626 × 10-34 J ∙ s)
Light with a frequency of 8.70 × 1014 Hz is incident on a metal that has a work function of 2.80 eV. What is the maximum kinetic energy that a photoelectron ejected in this process can have? (1 eV = 1.60 × 10-19 J, h = 6.626 × 10-34 J ∙ s)
Three particles are placed in the xy plane. A 30-g particle is located at (3, 4) m, and a 40-g particle is located at (−2, −2) m. Where must a 20-g particle be placed so that the center of mass of the three-particle system is at the origin?
A parallel-plate capacitor filled with air carries a charge Q. The battery is disconnected, and a slab of material with dielectric constant K = 2 is inserted between the plates. Which of the following statements is true?
A 400-kg box is lifted vertically upward with constant velocity by means of two cables pulling at 40.0° on either side of the vertical direction. What is the tension force that each cable exerts on the box?
A 2.0-kg block slides on a frictionless 15° inclined plane. A force acting parallel to the incline is applied to the block. The acceleration of the block is 1.5 m/s2 down the incline. What is the applied force?
A parachutist of mass 50.0 kg jumps out of an airplane at a height of 800 m. The parachute deploys, and she lands on the ground with a speed of 5.0 m/s. How much energy was lost to air friction during this jump?