Suppose you built a scale-model atom in which the nucleus is the size of a tennis ball. About how far would the cloud of electrons extend

A) several kilometers
B) a few meters
C) several centimeters
D) to the Sun


A) several kilometers
B) a few meters

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A car starting from rest travels a distance of 20.0 m with a constant acceleration of 2.0 The car then slows to a stop in 10.0 seconds with a constant negative acceleration. The distance traveled by the car is

A. 36 m. B. 46 m. C. 50 m. D. 58 m. E. 65 m.

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Colors seen in the flames of a burning log originate with the variety of

A) multi-layered incandescent surfaces. B) electron transitions in various atoms. C) temperatures. D) absorbing gases between the log and the viewer.

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How much work is needed to carry an electron from the positive terminal to the negative terminal of a 9.0-V battery. (e = 1.60 × 10-19 C , melectron = 9.11 × 10-31 kg)

A) 1.6 × 10-19 J B) 17 × 10-19 J C) 14.4 × 10-19 J/C D) 9.0 J E) 14.4 × 10-19 J

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How a ship floats is described in terms of

A) Bernoulli's principle. B) Pascal's principle. C) Archimedes' principle. D) Poiseuille's equation. E) Torricelli's equation.

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