Chapter 4: Q11DQ (page 1072)
If a light beam carries momentum, should a person holding a flashlight feel a recoil analogous to the recoil of a rifle when it is fired? Why is this recoil not actually observed?
Yes there is a recoil effect on the person but it is not observed as light carries a very small momentum.
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The capacity of a storage battery, such as those used in automobile electrical systems, is rated in ampere-hours .A battery can supply a current offor or for and so on. (a) What total energy can be supplied by a battery if its internal resistance is negligible? (b) What volume (in litres) of gasoline has a total heat of combustion equal to the energy obtained in part (a)? (See Section 17.6; the density of gasoline is .) (c) If a generator with an average electrical power output ofrole="math" localid="1655719210000" is connected to the battery, how much time will be required for it to charge the battery fully?
Consider the circuit of Fig. E25.30. (a)What is the total rate at which electrical energy is dissipated in the 5.0-Ω and 9.0-Ω resistors? (b) What is the power output of the 16.0-V battery? (c) At what rate is electrical energy being converted to other forms in the 8.0-V battery? (d) Show that the power output of the 16.0-V battery equals the overall rate of consumption of electrical energy in the rest of the circuit.
Fig. E25.30.
Each of the lettered points at the corners of the cube in Fig. Q27.12 represents a positive charge moving with a velocity of magnitude in the direction indicated. The region in the figure is in a uniform magnetic field , parallel to the x-axis and directed toward the right. Which charges experience a force due to ? What is the direction of the force on each charge?
Electrons in an electric circuit pass through a resistor. The wire on either side of the resistor has the same diameter.(a) How does the drift speed of the electrons before entering the resistor compare to the speed after leaving the resistor? (b) How does the potential energy for an electron before entering the resistor compare to the potential energy after leaving the resistor? Explain your reasoning.
The text states that good thermal conductors are also good electrical conductors. If so, why don’t the cords used to connect toasters, irons, and similar heat-producing appliances get hot by conduction of heat from the heating element?
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