Earth's magnetic field has reversed itself

a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false


True

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The reason the north pole of a bar magnet free to rotate points north is because

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Nuclear Binding Energy: The neutral helium atom, He, has a mass of 4.002603 u, a neutron has a mass of 1.008665 u, a proton has a mass of 1.007277 u, and a neutral hydrogen atom has a mass of 1.007825 u. What is the binding energy of the He nucleus? (1 u = 931.5 MeV/c2)

A. 20.5 MeV B. 22.4 MeV C. 27.3 MeV D. 28.3 MeV E. 23.4 MeV

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