Instructions: On occasion, the notation
will be a shorthand notation for
.
If vector is added to vector
, the result is
. If
is subtracted from
, the result is
. What is the direction of
(to the nearest degree)?
A. 225°
B. 221°
C. 230°
D. 236°
E. 206°
Answer: B
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A) 3. B) 6. C) 9. D) 12. E) 81.
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a. Atomic number decreases by four. b. Both choices a and b are valid. c. Mass number decreases by four. d. None of these choices are valid.
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a. work is done by a gas at constant pressure. b. work is done by a gas at constant volume. c. no work is done by a gas at constant pressure. d. the temperature remains constant for a gas at constant pressure. e. the temperature remains constant for a gas at constant volume.