Suppose that in an examination of a spinal injury it is found that the spinal fluid (with about the same density as water) will rise a vertical height of 13. cm in an open tube
What pressure does this correspond to, expressed in mm of mercury and in atmospheres?
9.6 mm Hg, or 0.013 atm
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The speed of surface waves in deep water is given by v = gT/2?. What is the wavelength of a wave that has a period of 3.00 s?
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The escape velocity from Earth is greater for larger rockets than for small ones
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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a. has zero amplitude. b. is nonsense. c. is just at the threshold of hearing. d. none of the above
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