The specific heat capacity of copper is three times the specific heat capacity of lead. Equal masses of copper and lead are heated from room temperature to the temperature of boiling water. To achieve this, the amount of heat added to the copper is 3 times the amount of heat added to the lead
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In one cycle of operation, the thermal energy input to a particular heat engine is 200 joules and the exhaust is 80 joules. The efficiency of this engine is
A) impossible to determine from the given information. B) 40 percent. C) 80 percent. D) 20 percent. E) 60 percent.
A charge of 80 nC is uniformly distributed along the x axis from x = 0 to x = 2.0 m. Determine the magnitude of the electric field at a point on the x axis with x = 8.0 m
a. 30 N/C b. 15 N/C c. 48 N/C d. 90 N/C e. 60 N/C
Density waves may explain
A) the lack of blue stars in the halo. B) the random orbits of halo stars. C) the density of red stars in the bulge. D) the spiral arm structure of the Galaxy. E) the large number of open clusters in the halo.
Scientific thinking is
A) based on everyday ideas of observation and trial-and-error experiments. B) completely different from any other type of thinking. C) a difficult process that only a handful of people can do well. D) an ancient mode of thinking first invented in Egypt.