Spectral Series: To which of the following values of n does the shortest wavelength in the Balmer series correspond?

A. 3
B. 5
C. 7
D. 1
E. ? (very large)


Answer: E

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If Hubble's constant is taken to be 70 km/s/Mpc, and a quasar is found with a radial velocity of 0.95 times the speed of light, how far away is the quasar?

a. 4100 Mpc b. 0.014 Mpc c. 67 Mpc d. 74 Mpc e. 300,000 Mpc

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The practice of science: In what ways does the modern practice of science establish positive feedback (see table 3.2 ) to encourage further discoveries?

Can you identify elements of the historical accounts of Copernicus, Tycho, Kepler, and Galileo that provide an example of positive feedback?

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Wavelengths of light are most efficiently measured in:

a. meters. b. inches. c. millimeters. d. centimeters. e. nanometers.

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Energy and Momentum: A block of mass m = 9.0 kg and speed V and is behind a block of mass M = 27 kg and speed of 0.50 m/s, as shown int the figure. The surface is frictionless, and the blocks suddenly collide and couple. After the collision, the blocks have a common speed of 0.90 m/s. How much kinetic energy of the blocks is lost due to the collision?

A. 8.6 J B. 2.0 J C. 4.6 J D. 11 J E. 31 J

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