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A: Given, velocity, v(t)=5t-7, 0≤t≤3.

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A: Given data The magnitude of the capacitance in the ultracapacitor is C = 1200 F The initial potentia...

Q: If yexy = sin x find dy/dx and d2y/dx2 at (0, 0).

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Q: An object, 4 cm high, is 10 cm in front of a thin convex lens of focal length +12 cm.Determine the p...

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Q: what is the cohesive energy of the gold nanoparticals with diameter 2.5 nm?

A: The cohesive energy (E) of a nanoparticle of diameter (D) can be given as follows:   E=E01-dD   Here...

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A: Let, the distance traveled by the projectile be denoted as 's' , time be denoted as 't'    This is a...

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A: Given data: Capacitance, C1=3 μF. Capacitance, C2=5 μF. a)  The capacitors with capacitances C1=3 ...

Q: An electron and a proton, initially separated by a distance d, are released from rest simultaneously...

A: An electron and proton are left to attract each other towards on another.

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Q: A taut string fixed at both ends is driven by an oscillator at a constant frequency of 100 Hz. The a...

A: Given data The frequency is given as f = 100 Hz. The amplitude of the wave is given as A = 3 mm.  ...

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A: Given data: The wavelength of incident photon, λ=0.8 μm. The optic power, P=1 μW. The time duration...

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Q: If a single slit produces a first minimum at 14.5o , at what angle is the second-order minimum?

A: The expression used is, Dsinθ=mλ For m=1, Dsinθ1=λ    [1] Here   is the angle, D denotes the slit th...

Q: A bit of computer memory is some physical object that can be in two different states, often interpre...

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Q: (a)Consider a point charge Q at the center of a neutral conducting spherical shell of inner radius a...

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Q: Recent research has shown that the use of earbud-style headphones packaged with MP3 players can caus...

A: Intensity of sound without earbuds is I1=3.8×10-5 W/m2 Decibel level is given by- dB=10logI1I0where,...

Q: A string of linear mass density 4.9 x 10-3 kg/m is stretched by a 441 N tension force, and fixed at ...

A: Given data *The given linear mass density of the string is μ=4.9×10-3 kg/m *The given tension force ...

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Q: A 175-g model airplane charged to 18.0 mC and traveling at 3.4 m/s passes within 8.6 cm of a wire, n...

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Q: Q.1: A transistor has a collector current of 10 mA and a base current of 40 micro-A. What is the cu...

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A: Given data The initial speed is u=3.00 m/s The final speed is v=-2.40 m/s The time is t=0.0150 s The...

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Q: (a) Calculate the momentum of a 110-kg football player running at 8.00 m/s. (b) Compare the player’s...

A: m1=Mass of football player=110 kgv1=Velocity of football player=8 m/sm2=Mass of football=0.41 kgv2=V...

Half Life

The concept of Half Life has numerous practical applications some of them includes figuring out the effective drug dosage to finding out when a radioactive becomes safe to use. If you look for a career in Nuclear Physics you will need this concept.