Three point charges are placed on the x-axis. A charge of +2.0 ?C is placed at the origin, -2.0 ?C to the right at x = 50 cm, and +4.0 ?C at the 100 cm mark

What are the magnitude and direction of the electrostatic force that acts on the charge at the origin? (k = 1/4??0 = 8.99 × 109 N ? m2/C2)


0.072 N, toward the right

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Entropy: A 700-g quantity of an ideal gas undergoes a reversible isothermal compression at a temperature of 330 K. The compression reduces the volume of the gas from 0.40 m3 too 0.15 m3. The molecular mass of the gas is 38.0 g/mol. What is the entropy change for the gas during this compression? (R = 8.31 J/mol ? K)

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A 150-N box is being pulled horizontally in a wagon accelerating uniformly at 3.00 m/s2

The box does not move relative to the wagon, the coefficient of static friction between the box and the wagon's surface is 0.600, and the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.400. The friction force on this box is closest to A) 450 N. B) 90.0 N. C) 60.0 N. D) 45.9 N.

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The original nucleus and the final nucleus will be different isotopes of the same element for which decay scheme of the original nucleus?

a. a beta (electron) decay followed by an alpha decay b. a beta (electron) decay followed by neutron emission c. alpha decay followed by two beta (electron) decays d. two gamma decays

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