In a diffraction grating experiment, light of 600 nm wavelength produces a first-order maximum 0.350 mm from the central maximum on a distant screen
A second monochromatic source produces a third-order maximum 0.870 mm from the central maximum when it passes through the same diffraction grating. What is the wavelength of the light from the second source?
A) 479 nm
B) 497 nm
C) 567 nm
D) 749 nm
E) 794 nm
B
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A mass (M1 = 5.0 kg) is connected by a light cord to a mass (M2 = 4.0 kg) which slides on a smooth surface, as shown in the figure. The pulley (radius = 0.20 m) rotates about a frictionless axle. The acceleration of M2 is 3.5 m/s2. What is the rotational inertia of the pulley?
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A. 0.29 kg?m2 B. 0.42 kg?m2 C. 0.20 kg?m2 D. 0.62 kg?m2 E. 0.60 kg?m2
An automobile engine operates with an overall efficiency of 12%. How much energy is delivered as waste heat (in gallons of gasoline) for each 10 gallons of fuel burned?
a. 1.2 b. 8.8 c. 6.5 d. 4.7 e. 7.5
State the reciprocity law.
What will be an ideal response?
Why do we think Mars had more volcanic activity in the past than it does today?
a. Mars was bombarded with more impacts in the past, which fueled more volcanic activity. b. Mars’ interior would have been warmer in the past. c. Some meteorites from Mars come from relatively young lava. d. All of the above. e. b and c.