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2 years ago

What are you calculating when you measure the disorder of a system?

Physics

2 answers:

VikaD [51]2 years ago

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Your answer is C.

hope this helps!

rusak2 [61]2 years ago

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Answer:

C) Entropy

Explanation:

Entropy is defined as the quantitative disorder or randomness in the system. This concept is coming out of the system of thermodynamics which deals with the transfer of heat in the system.

There are some key features of entropy which are discussed below:

To decrease the entropy there must be supply of heat from the outside of the system.

Entropy is defined as the measure of probability and the disturbance of molecules in the macroscopic system.

Therefore, entropy is the measure of the disorder of a system.

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A trebuchet was a hurling machine built to attack the walls of a castle under siege. A large stone could be hurled against a wal

Studentka2010 [4]

(a) 18.9 m/s

The motion of the stone consists of two independent motions:

- A horizontal motion at constant speed

- A vertical motion with constant acceleration ( $g=9.8 m/s^2$ ) downward

We can calculate the components of the initial velocity of the stone as it is launched from the ground:

$u_x = v_0 cos \theta = (25.0)(cos 41.0^{\circ})=18.9 m/s\\u_y = v_0 sin \theta = (25.0)(sin 41.0^{\circ})=16.4 m/s$

The horizontal velocity remains constant, while the vertical velocity changes due to the acceleration along the vertical direction.

When the stone reaches the top of its parabolic path, the vertical velocity has became zero (because it is changing direction): so the speed of the stone is simply equal to the horizontal velocity, therefore

$v=18.9 m/s$

(b) 22.2 m/s

We can solve this part by analyzing the vertical motion only first. In fact, the vertical velocity at any height h during the motion is given by

$v_y^2 - u_y^2 = 2ah$ (1)

where

$u_y = 16.4 m/s$ is the initial vertical velocity

$v_y$ is the vertical velocity at height h

$a=g=-9.8 m/s^2$ is the acceleration due to gravity (negative because it is downward)

At the top of the parabolic path, $v_y = 0$ , so we can use the equation to find the maximum height

$h_{max} = \frac{-u_y^2}{2a}=\frac{-(16.4)^2}{2(-9.8)}=13.7 m$

So, at half of the maximum height,

$h = \frac{13.7}{2}=6.9 m$

And so we can use again eq(1) to find the vertical velocity at h = 6.9 m:

$v_y = \sqrt{u_y^2 + 2ah}=\sqrt{(16.4)^2+2(-9.8)(6.9)}=11.6 m/s$

And so, the speed of the stone at half of the maximum height is

$v=\sqrt{v_x^2+v_y^2}=\sqrt{18.9^2+11.6^2}=22.2 m/s$

(c) 17.4% faster

We said that the speed at the top of the trajectory (part a) is

$v_1 = 18.9 m/s$

while the speed at half of the maximum height (part b) is

$v_2 = 22.2 m/s$

So the difference is

$\Delta v = v_2 - v_2 = 22.2 - 18.9 = 3.3 m/s$

And so, in percentage,

$\frac{\Delta v}{v_1} \cdot 100 = \frac{3.3}{18.9}\cdot 100=17.4\%$

So, the stone in part (b) is moving 17.4% faster than in part (a).

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2 years ago

In a car crash, large accelerations of the head can lead to severe injuries or even death. A driver can probably survive an acce

Mandarinka [93]

Answer:

0.22 m

Explanation:

We are told that the driver can survive an acceleration of 50g only if the collision lasts no longer than 30 ms. So,

$t = 30 ms = 0.030 s$

The acceleration is

$a=-50g = -50(9.8)=-490 m/s^2$

where the negative sign is due to the fact that this is a deceleration, since the driver comes to a stop in the collision.

First of all, we can find what the initial velocity of the car should be in this conditions by using the equation:

$v=u+at$

And since the final velocity is zero, v=0, and solving for u,

$u=-at=-490(0.030)=14.7 m/s$

And now we can find the corresponding distance travelled using the equation:

$d=ut+\frac{1}{2}at^2 = (14.7)(0.030)+\frac{1}{2}(-490)(0.030)^2=0.22 m$

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2 years ago

A policeman kicks in a door with a force of 4500 N. What force does the door apply to the policeman’s leg?

Soloha48 [4]

Answer:

-4500 N

Source: Brainly

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2 years ago

A spring has a spring constant of 48 N/m. The end of the spring hangs 8 m above the ground. How much weight can be placed on the

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A 40-mH ideal inductor is connected in series with a 50 Ω resistor through an ideal 15-V DC power supply and an open switch. If

sergey [27]

Answer:i=300 mA

Explanation:

Given

inductance(L)=40 mH

Resistor(R)= $50 \Omega$

Voltage(V)=15 V

Time constant( $\tau$ )= $\frac{L}{R}$

$\tau =\frac{40\times 10^{-3}}{50}=8\times 10^{-4}$

current $i_0=\frac{V}{R}$

$i_0=\frac{15}{50}=0.3 A$

Current as a function of time is given by

$i=i_0\left ( 1-e^{-\frac{t}{\tau }}\right )$

$i=0.3\times 0.9998$

i= 299.95 mA

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