A 2-kg ball is moving with a constant speed of 5 m/s in a horizontal circle whose radius is 50 cm. What is the acceleration of the ball?

A)

0 m/s2

B)

10 m/s2
C)

20 m/s2

D)

50 m/s2

E)

500 m/s2


D

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A) accelerating B) coasting C) critical D) recollapsing

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Weight and g: From what height above the surface of the earth should an object be dropped to initially experience an acceleration of 0.54g? (G = 6.67 × 10-11 N ? m2/kg2, Mearth = 5.97 × 1024 kg, Rearth = 6.38 × 106 m)

A. 2300 km B. 1700 km C. 5400 km D. 2900 km

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Water flowing at a rate of 12.6 kg/s is to be cooled from 90 to 65°C by means of an equal flow rate of cold water entering at 40°C. The water velocity with the such that the overall coefficient of heat transfer U is 2300 W/(m2 K). Calculate the heat-exchanger surface area (in square meters) needed for each of the following arrangements: (a) parallel flow, (b) counterflow, (c) a multi-pass heat exchanger with the hot water making one pass through a well-baffled shell and the cold water making two passes through the tubes, and (d) a crossflow heat exchanger with both sides unmixed.

GIVEN
• Warm water cooled by cold water in a heat exchanger
• Both flow rates ( m c) = 12.6 kg/s
• Water temperatures
? Th,in = 90°C
? Th,out = 65°C
? Tc,in = 40°C
• Overall heat transfer coefficient (U) = 2300 W/(m2 K)
FIND
The transfer area (A) for (a) Parallel flow (c) Tube-and-shell; 1 hot shell pass, 2 cold tube passes (b) Counterflow (d) Crossflow–both unmixed
ASSUMPTIONS
• The specific heat is constant
SKETCH

PROPERTIES AND CONSTANTS
the specific heat of water in the temperature range of interest (cp) = 4187 J/(kg K)

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Fundamental Forces: How does the range of an exchange force depend on the mass of the exchange particle?

A. The range is longer for a massive exchange particle than for a light exchange particle. B. The range is shorter for a massive exchange particle than for a light exchange particle. C. The range does not depend on the mass of the exchange particle.

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