Mercury's perihelion slowly precesses around the Sun by a bit less than 2° per century. This precession can be fully accounted for by Newton's theory of gravity, although general relativity also gives the same answer
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If the amplitude of the motion of a simple harmonic oscillator is doubled, by what factor does the frequency of the oscillator change?
A) 2 B) 4 C) 1 D) 1/2 E) 1/4
One-third as much net force is exerted on object A as on object B. The two objects have the same mass. How do their accelerations compare?
A) Object A has one-sixth as much acceleration as object B. B) Object A has three times as much acceleration as object B. C) Object A has one-third as much acceleration as object B. D) They both have the same acceleration. E) It is impossible to answer this without further information about the two objects.
What is the frequency of monochromatic light where the photon energy is 4.3 × 10^?19 J? (h = 6.63 × 10^?34 J?s)
a. 4.3E+15 Hz b. 2.1E+15 Hz c. 6.5E+14 Hz d. 1.9E+14 Hz e. 6.5E+13 Hz
You do not see your image when you look at a flat rough aluminum surface because of
a. interference b. diffraction c. specular reflection d. diffuse reflection e. polarization