You toss a ball to a friend. When the ball reaches its maximum altitude, its acceleration

A) changes sign.
B) is zero.
C) is constant.
D) is g/2.
E) is 2*g.


C

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A 15-?F capacitor and a 30-?F capacitor are connected in series, and charged to a potential difference of 50 V. What is the resulting charge on the 30-?F capacitor?

A. 0.70 mC B. 0.80 mC C. 0.50 mC D. 0.60 mC E. 0.40 mC

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In a Compton scattering experiment, what scattering angle produces the greatest change in wavelength?

A) 0° B) 45° C) 90° D) 180° E) none of the given answers

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Lenz's Law: As shown in the figure, a battery supplies a steady current to the solenoid on the left. The two solenoids are moving toward each other with speeds v. The direction of the induced current through the resistor R is

A. from a to b. B. from b to a. C. No current is induced.

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