Determine the charge on each balloon using the electroscope when it has been charged positively. (Hint: Do the leaves spread farther apart or collapse when the charged object is brought near the electroscope knob?)


Both balloons will have a negative charge.

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a. traction. b. porosity. c. permeability. d. salinity.

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A 3.50 kg block is pulled along a moving conveyor belt at a constant speed of 0.500 m/s relative to a stationary observer while the belt moves at a constant speed of 0.200 m/s in the same direction. If the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.400, the magnitude of the mechanical energy dissipated, in J, caused by the force of friction on the block in 8.00 s is

a. 5.6. b. 22.0. c. 32.9. d. 54.8. e. 76.8.

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A model airplane is flying north at 12.5 m/s initially - and 25 seconds later is observed heading 30 degrees west of north at 25 m/s. What is the magnitude of the average acceleration during this time interval?

A. 0.37
B. 0.50
C. 0.62
D. 0.87

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"Big Mike" throws a baseball straight up and it eventually falls back to him. When the ball was at its highest point, what was its velocity and what was its acceleration? (remember to include magnitude and direction)

What will be an ideal response?

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