What is the photoelectric effect?

a. The mechanism by which a camera works.
b. The effect seen by bombarding a metal surface with an electron beam.
c. The production of light by an electric discharge through a gas.
d. The emission of electrons from a clean metal surface when light shines on the surface.
e. The fact that electrons bounce off any surface when light shines on it.


d

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Sarah traveled by automobile from Ft

Lauderdale to Naples, Florida, a distance of 120 miles, at an average speed of 60 mi/h. The time required was a) 5000 hours. b) 2.0 hours. c) 0.50 hours. d) 2.5 hours.

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A CD has a diameter of 12.0 cm. If the CD starts from rest and has a constant angular acceleration of 2.0 then the tangential acceleration of a point 3.0 cm from the center of the CD after 3.0 sec is

A. 0.40
B. 0.25
C. 0.10
D. 0.06
E. 0.03

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