What is the symbol traditionally used to represent wavelength?

a. wl b. y
c. ? d. ?


d

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An astronaut in space swings a ball attached to a string in a circular motion. If the string suddenly breaks, how will the ball move?

A) It will move in a straight line in whichever direction it was moving when the string broke. B) It will continue to move in the same circular path it had been following before the string broke. C) It will instantly come to a stop. D) It will move toward the astronaut. E) It will move in a large elliptical path around the astronaut.

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Protons are being accelerated in a particle accelerator. When the energy of the protons is doubled, their de Broglie wavelength will

A) increase by a factor of 4. B) increase by a factor of 2. C) decrease by a factor of 2. D) increase by a factor of . E) decrease by a factor of .

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In a certain cyclotron, a proton of mass 1.67 × 10-27 kg moves in a circle of diameter 1.6 m with an angular speed of 2.0 × 106 rad/s. What is the angular momentum of the proton?

A) 1.3 × 10-21 kg ? m2/s B) 1.8 × 10-21 kg ? m2/s C) 2.1 × 10-21 kg ? m2/s D) 3.2 × 10-21 kg ? m2/s

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A musical tone, sounded on a piano, has a frequency of 820 Hz and a wavelength in air of 0.400 m. What is the wave speed?

a. 587 m/s c. 235 m/s b. 328 m/s d. 170 m/s

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