A billiard ball is moving in the x direction at 40.0 cm/s and strikes another billiard ball moving in the y direction at 30.0 cm/s. As a result of the collision, the first ball moves at 50.0 cm/s, and the second ball stops. What is the change in kinetic energy of the system as a result of the collision?

a. 0
c. some negative value
b. some positive value
d. No answer above is correct.


A

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1. Consider two q-vectors with possibly complex components. Their inner product is a real number.
2. The inner product of a vector with itself is a real number.
3. Consider two q-vectors with possibly complex components. Their inner product obeys the relation =
4. Even though the observable Sy can only have the values , the expectation value can have any value between these two extremes.

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The only force acting on a 1.6-kg body as it moves along the x axis is given in the figure. If the velocity of the body at x = 2.0 m is 5.0 m/s, what is its kinetic energy at x = 5.0 m?



a.
52 J

b.
44 J

c.
36 J

d.
60 J

e.
25 J

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As a particle travels faster, its de Broglie wavelength

A) increases. B) decreases. C) remains constant. D) could be any of the given answers; it depends on other factors.

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A grating is made with 600 slits per millimeter. What is the slit separation?

A. 600 nm
B.
C.
D. 160 pm
E. 916 nm

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