Homework Statement
Marie curie referred to radioactivity as an invisible radiation that exposed photographic plates. What causes materials to be radioactive and what part of the atom is affected.
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The Attempt at a Solution
cosmic rays and fallout? The electrons are...
Homework Statement
in what ways are energy changes which occur in chemical reactions similar to those which occur in radioactivity? how are they different?
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The Attempt at a Solution
Both have energy changes. The protons are different??
Homework Statement
Steve lifts a 5.0kg toolbox 0.5 meters off the ground. Compare the amount of work that would be done on Earth to the amount that would be done on the moon.
Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution
(no idea what i am doing)
work = force x displacement
x = (5/a) (.5) cos 9.8