The 300 micro-Farad capacitor in the figure is initially charged to 110 V , the 1200 micro-Farad capacitor is uncharged, and the switches are both open. What is the maximum voltage to which you can charge the 1200 micro-Farad capacitor by the proper closing and opening of the two switches?
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So, the x's in the picture represent the original magnetic field, right? I assume that means the induced magnetic field (which should point out of the page) is not shown.
Lenz's law says that the induced magnetic field changes in response to an induced current. I don't understand how the...
33.6 There is a ccw-induced current in the conducting loop shown in the figure. Is the magnetic field inside the loop increasing in strength, decreasing in strength, or steady?
I don’t understand if the problem is referring to the induced magnetic field or the pre-existing magnetic...
One form of nuclear radiation, beta decay, occurs when a neutron changes into a proton, an electron, and a chargeless particle called a neutrino: n -> (p+) + (e-) + tex]\upsilon[/tex] where nu is the symbol for a neutrino. When this change happens to a neutron within the nucleus of an atom, the...
There are four spheres arranged as the four corners of a square, each sphere having a charge of 10 nC and separated from each other by a distance of 1 cm. The four 1.0 g spheres are released simultaneously and allowed to move away from each other. What is the speed of each sphere when they are...
n_1 moles of a monatomic gas and n_2 moles of a diatomic gas are mixed together in a container. Derive an expression for the molar specific heat at constant volume of the mixture. Expression must be in terms of n_1, n_2, and the gas constant R.
I know that the molar specific heat of the...
The weight of the boat is equal to the weight of the base (rho*v*g) plus the weight of the sides (rho*v*g). The volume of the sides is equal to 0.187x, where x is the height of the sides. So the weight of the boat is 216776 + 14477.5x, and this is the weight of the water displaced. The volume of...
Air flows through this tube at a rate of 1200 cm^3/sec. Assume that air is an ideal fluid.
What is the height h of mercury (in cm) in the right side of the U-tube?
In case the picture doesn't show up, the tube is a Venturi tube. Wide end has diameter of 2cm, narrow diameter is 4 mm, and...
I don't quite understand. The water displaced will not hold the weight of the metal base (7*10*0.4), so how could adding weight onto the boat make it float if it doesn't increase the surface area? I'm picturing a rectangular base with four sides that extend upwards, forming an open-topped box...
[SOLVED] Simple volume flow rate calculation
A 1.0-cm-diameter pipe widens to 2.0 cm, then narrows to 0.5 cm. Liquid flows through the first segment at a speed of 4.0m/s. The speed in the second segment is 1m/s, and the speed in the 3rd segment is 16 m/s
I thought that volume flow rate was...
[SOLVED] Buoyant force on a steel boat
The bottom of a steel "boat" is a 7.00 m \times 10.0 m \times 4.00 cm piece of steel ( \rho _{{\rm steel}}=7900\;{\rm kg}/{\rm m}^{3}). The sides are made of 0.550 cm-thick steel. What minimum height must the sides have for this boat to float in...
The marble rolls down a track and around a loop-the-loop of radius R. The marble has mass m and radius r (see picture). What minimum height h must the track have for the marble to make it around the loop-the-loop without falling off?
This is driving me nuts. I know that the total mechanical...
It doesn't seem to work... I took 1*(2/3)^2 + 2*(1/3)^2 and got (2/3). Then I multiplied -0.1333 by (2/3) (angular acceleration times I) and got 0.0888, which is still wrong.
A 1.0 kg ball and a 2.0 kg ball are connected by a 1.0-m-long rigid, massless rod. The rod is rotating cw about its center of mass at 20 rpm. What torque will bring the balls to a halt in 5.0 s?
I used (m1x1+m2x2)/(m1+m2) to solve for the center of mass (2/3 meters from the 1kg weight). Then I...
[SOLVED] Ratio of net gravitational pull on moon
A new moon is almost exactly in line between the Earth and the sun. A full moon is on the opposite side of the Earth from the sun. What is the ratio of the net gravitational force on the moon when it is new to when it is full?
I tried...
The final velocity of the target is zero, right? Or is "final velocity" defined as the velocity of the target when the bullet leaves it?
Is the final velocity of the target 6.9/250kg = 0.276m/s?
I guess my real question is what do I need to plug in for m, v_f, and v_i in the equation I stated...
I hadn't. Now I tried some more things. Since P = mv, I calculated the initial momentum of the bullet to be 0.023*1100=25.3, and the final momentum of the bullet to be 0.023*800 = 18.4. Does that mean the bullet lost 6.9 whatevers (kg*m/s?) of momentum to the target? Does 6.9 = (mass of bullet +...
[SOLVED] Momentum of bullet fired into target
In a ballistics test, a 23.0 g bullet traveling horizontally at 1100 m/s goes through a 40.0 cm-thick 250 kg stationary target and emerges with a speed of 800 m/s. The target is free to slide on a smooth horizontal surface. What average force does...
1. A person driving a truck has a box in the back. They are driving at a constant speed (v_0) when they notice a red light and have to stop. What is the maximum acceleration the truck can have without causing the box to slide forward? (Answer must be given in terms of variables, as no values are...