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A spacecraft called Deep Space 1, mass 486 kg, uses an “ion-drive” engine which expels 0.13 kg of xenon propellant each day at 30kms^-1. What is the initial increase in speed of the spacecraft

Use conservation of momentum (p=mv).Momentum of Xenon = 0.13 kg × 30000 m s^-1 = 3900 kg m s^-1Momentum of spacecraft = 486 kg × vv=3900kgms^−1 /486kg=8.02ms^−1

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Why does butan-2-ol have no effect on plane polarised light?

Butan-2-ol can be produced as a result of reducing butanone with NaBH4. The hydride ion in NaBH4 is used as a nucleophile which can attack the C on the (C=O )either above or below the plane, depending on ...

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Solve the Simultaneous equations x^2 + y^2 =29, y-x=3.

y=x+3, Substitute into equation 1 : (x^2) + (x+3)^2 = 29Expand the Brackets : (x^2) + (x^2 + 6x + 9) = 29Collect like terms : 2x^2 + 6x - 20 = 0Take out a factor of two : x^2 +3x -10 = 0Factorise : (x-2)(...

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Vous êtes en vacances et vous écrivez à votre amie française. Décrivez où vous êtes, vos activités...

Coucou Laura, Je t'écris pour te raconter mes vacances. Je suis à Rome, en Italie avec toute ma famille : mon grand frère, ma petite soeur et mes deux parents. Nous avons pris l'avion de Londres, le voyag...

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Describe the mass flow hypothesis of translocation.

Photosynthesis occurs in the leaf (source), making sugars: fructose and glucose. These are converted to sucrose and are actively transported into the phloem (sieve tube element) by companion cells. The in...

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