The buoyant force that keeps a ship afloat is an example of

a. Archimedes' principle
b. Pascal's principle
c. Bernoulli's principle
d. Torricelli's principle
e. none of these principles


A

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The electric flux through the two adjacent spherical surfaces shown below is known to be the same



It is also known that there is no charge inside either spherical surface. We can conclude that



a.
there is no electric field present in this region of space.

b.
there is a constant E field present in this region of space.

c.
the electric flux has a constant value of zero.

d.
any of the above may be correct.

e.
only (a) and (b) above may be correct.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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a. 54 m/s2 b. 90 m/s2 c. 72 m/s2 d. 65 m/s2 e. 36 m/s2

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