A person of initial mass 70. kg climbs a stairway, rising 6.0 m in elevation. By how much does his mass increase by virtue of his increased potential energy?

What will be an ideal response?


4.6 × 10-14 kg

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What will be an ideal response?

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For an electron transition to be allowed on an atom with a missing core electron, the angular momentum quantum number (l) must change by + or – _________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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The troposphere derives energy by means of

a. latent heat of condensation only. b. absorption of terrestrial radiation only. c. conduction from Earth's surface only. d. all of these.

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If the potential difference across a capacitor is doubled, what happens to the energy stored?

1.It becomes four times larger. 2.It becomes two times larger. 3.It is unchanged. 4.It becomes one-half as large. 5.It becomes one-fourth as large.

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