We know that there are large gaps in the average distances of asteroids from the Sun (within the asteroid belt) because we

A) see the gaps through telescopes.
B) see the gaps via stellar occultation.
C) know they are there theoretically, although we haven't detected them.
D) actually don't know whether there really are gaps or not.
E) have plotted distributions of the orbital radii of the asteroids.


E

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calculate the total amount of heat in watts which has to be removed from the water bath in order to maintain a uniform temperature if 100,000 balls of 2.5-cm-diameter are to be quenched per hour.

GIVEN

FIND
(a) An approximate relation giving the minimum allowable cooling time in the water as a function of the ball
radius for balls upto 1.0 cm in diameter
(b) The cooling time, in seconds, required for a ball having a 2.5-cm-diameter
(c) The total amount of heat in watts which would have to be removed from the water bath in order to
maintain its temperature uniform if 100,000 balls of 2.5 cm diameter are to be quenched per hour
ASSUMPTIONS
The ball bearings are 1% carbon steel
SKETCH

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