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Explain how the evaporation of a liquid causes the temperature of the remaining liquid to decrease.

(Explain within the lesson)

Answered by Finlay M. • Physics tutor

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When is a system in equilibrium?

A system is in equilibrium when there is no resultant force and no resultant torque (or moment). A moment is the turning effect of applying a force on a body. It is the product of the force and the perpen...

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On a pirate ship, a 1.6m plank is held at one end to the ship. A 65kg pirate walks the plank with his 1.1kg parrot following 40cm behind him. What is the total clockwise moment acting on the plank when the pirate reaches the end of it?

Moment = force x distance

Pirate:

force = 65 x 9.81 =637.65

distance = 1.2

moment = 637.65 x 1.6 =1020.24 = 1020 Nm (3 sig fig)

Parrot:

force = 1.1x 9.81 = 10.79...

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Ann and Bob play on a uniform seesaw. The seesaw is 4m long and Ann and Bob weigh 600N and 800N respectively. If both Ann and Bob start at one end of the seesaw and Bob starts to walk up the seesaw at 2m/s, after how long will the seesaw turn?

(expect a diagram of a uniform seesaw with a pivot in the middle, infered from the question)

For the seesaw to turn, Bob must create a greater Moment than Ann.

Moment = Force * Perpedicular ...

Answered by Angus S. • Physics tutor

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Draw diagrams to represent the particles in each state: solid, liquid, and gas.

The box for the solid should be an orderly set of circles with no gap between each one. The box for the liquid represents molecules with more energy but not all bonds have been broken. Therefore the box s...

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