A heavy rock and a light rock of the same size are falling through the air from a tall building. The one that encounters the greatest air resistance is the

C) same for both


Answer: B

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LR Circuits: As shown in the figure, a circuit consists of a resistor R = 18 ? in series with an ideal inductor L = 33 H having no resistance. At time t = 0 s, there is a 12-A current in the circuit. When the magnetic energy of the inductor is 1600 J, what is the rate of dissipation of energy in the resistor?

A. 1700 W B. 440 W C. 870 W D. 1300 W E. 2200 W

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The value of a wavelength in the Balmer series is 410.2 nm. What is the value of n?

A) 4 B) 5 C) 6 D) 7 E) 9

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A prismatic bar (diameter d0 5 18 mm) is loaded by force P1. A stepped bar (diameters d1 5 20 mm and d2 5 25 mm with radius of fillets R 5 2 mm) is loaded by force P2. The allowable axial stress in the material is 75 MPa. The ratio P1/P2 of the maximum permissible loads that can be applied to the bars, considering stress concentration effects in the stepped bar, is:


(A) 0.9
(B) 1.2
(C) 1.4
(D) 2.1

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The diagram shows a plot of the temperature of the sun as a function of distance above the bottom of the photosphere. At what distance above the bottom of the photosphere is the temperature of the sun the smallest?

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a. 1000 km
b. 2300 km
c. 2500 km to 4000 km
d. 500 km
e. a and c

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