On any clear night, you can see 3 to 15 meteors per hour

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


True

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a. 2 × 10^?21 J. b. 4 × 10^?21 J. c. 6 × 10^?21 J. d. 8 × 10^?21 J. e. 1 × 10^?20 J.

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A charge Q is uniformly spread over one surface of a very large nonconducting square elastic sheet having sides of length d. At a point P that is 1.25 cm outside the sheet, the magnitude of the electric field due to the sheet is E

If the sheet is now stretched so that its sides have length 2d, what is the magnitude of the electric field at P? A) 4E B) 2E C) E D) E/2 E) E/4

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In a photoelectric effect experiment, the frequency of photons bombarding the surface is increased until photoelectrons just start to leave the surface. If this occurs at a frequency of what is the work function of the surface?

A. 1.0 eV B. 1.5 eV C. 2.0 eV D. 2.5 eV E. 3.0 eV

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Rub electrons from your hair with a comb and the comb becomes

A) negatively charged. B) positively charged. C) discharged.

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