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What is a moment?

A moment is the product of a force and its perpendicular distance from a pivot in a rotational system. Moment = F x D

Answered by Benn C. Physics tutor
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Can you talk me through how to solve problems on projectiles? I always get confused

The strategy is to consider the horizontal and vertical components of the motion separately, and use the equations of motion in each direction. A few things to remember are: the vertical acceleration is a...

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Given the Earth orbits the Sun at a distance of 1.49*10^11m with Me = 5.97*10^24kg and Msolar = 1.99*10^30, what is the gravitational force between the Earth and Sun?

Using F = Gm1m2/r^2 and substituting in the values, we get F = 3.57*10^22N.

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Why does the Photoelectric Effect lead to the conclusion that classical physics cannot be all of physics?

The photoelectric effect is the emission of electrons on a charged zinc plate, when UV light is shone on it, but not low energy visible light.

This phenomena is caused by the quantisation of light....

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(IGCSE, Jan 2013, q8 adapted) The astronaut David Scott dropped a hammer and a feather from rest, at the same time and from the same height on the moon. The hammer and the feather landed at the same time. Why?

Central to this question is an understanding of the difference between an accelerating object and an object travelling at terminal velocity. Firstly, the experiment is carried out on the moo...

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