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    Admissions Questions about applying to chem REU summer internships?

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    Admissions Questions about applying to chem REU summer internships?

    I have a few questions about applying to REU programs. I've heard that some schools are a lot more selective than others...but how would you know which ones are the hardest/easiest to get into? I mean...I want to apply a some safeties (even getting into these will probably be difficult for me)...
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    Average intensity problem? related to EM waves?

    Homework Statement The helium-neon lasers that we use in lab produce light waves with an average power of 0.85 mW. Suppose that at a distance of 1.0 m from the laser the beam has a diameter of 1.1 mm. a) What is the average intensity of the laser beam 1.0 m from the laser? b) What is the...
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    Magnetic field and currents problem

    Homework Statement 8) A long straight horizontal wire is oriented along the north-south direction. Conventional current flows through the wire from south to north. a) What is the direction of the magnetic field at a point 5.0 cm above the wire? b) A compass placed 5.0 cm above the wire...