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    Initial Temp Homework: Copper in Water, Aluminum Cup

    Homework Statement A student doing an experiment pours 0.150 kg of heated copper **** into a 0.375 kg aluminum calorimeter cup containing 0.200 kg of water. The cup and water are both initially at 25 C. The mixture (and the cup) comes to thermal equilibrium at 28 C. What was the initial...
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    What happens to energy in a spring when it oscillates?

    Homework Statement For my lab we measured potential energy with a mass on a spring. One of the questions is: When the spring is allowed to oscillate for some time, its amplitude becomes smaller until it eventually comes to a rest. What happens to the energy stored in the spring (What form of...
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    Magnitude of bullet fired into gel

    Homework Statement A rifle bullet with a muzzle speed of 330 m/s is fired directly into a special dense material that stops the bullet in 25.0 cm. Assuming the bullet's deceleration to be constant, what is its magnitude? x=25.0cm V=330 m/s Homework Equations ? The Attempt at a Solution I...
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    Solve Final Velocity & Time for Train Traveling 200m

    Homework Statement A train on a straight, level track has an initial speed of 35.0 km/h. A uniform acceleration of 1.50 m/s sq is applied while the train travels 200 m. (a) What is the speed of the train at the end of the distance? (b) How long did it take for the train to travel the 200m...