An RC circuit is connected across a DC voltage source through an open circuit and a switch. As soon as the switch is closed, the charge on the capacitor increases but the voltage across it decreases as a function of time

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


FALSE

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A. 5000 Hz B. 4500 Hz C. 8490 Hz D. 9000 Hz E. 4250 Hz

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A 1.00-kg duck is flying overhead at 1.50 m/s when a hunter fires straight up. The 0.0100-kg bullet is moving 200 m/s when it hits the duck and stays lodged in the duck's body. What is the speed of the duck and bullet immediately after the hit?

a. 1.49 m/s c. 2.48 m/s b. 1.80 m/s d. 2.50 m/s

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Which of the following is a Kuiper Belt Object that is quite large and has about the same diameter as Pluto but is 27% more massive?

A) Titan B) Io C) Eris D) Nereid

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A star is observed with a surface temperature of 3,000 K and a luminosity of 10?2 solar. What is the approximate mass of this star?

A) 0.5 Msun B) 0.9 Msun C) 0.2 Msun D) The mass cannot be determined.

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