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How can you tell if a reaction will happen?

This will depend on the conservation laws. In the same way that a numerical equation must be equal on either side, a reaction must have the same amount of certain properties on each side. The properties t...

Answered by Chloe E. Physics tutor
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What are the main differences between magnetic and electric fields?

Magnetic and electric fields share many similarities and symmetries (for example they both act on electric charge and obey an inverse square law of force), but there are some important differences. One di...

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If a 60kg girl jumps out of a helicoptor, draw diagrams to show the forces (with values) acting on her when a) she is in freefall, b) she is accelerating at half of g (g = 10 m/s^2), c) she is travelling at a constant speed?

a) 600N arrow down for weight, no air resistance arrow, acceleration = 10m/s^2

b) 600N arrow down, 300N arrow up for air resistance, acceleration = 5m/s^2    (Using F = ma)

c) 600N arrows up...

Answered by Ella J. Physics tutor
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A golf ball is hit at angle θ to the horizontal, with initial velocity u. Stating an assumption, show that the horizontal distance travelled by the ball is directly proportional to u^2.

If we assume there is no air resistance, this means that the horizontal component of the ball's velocity won't change. Resolving horizontally we can see that the horizontal velocity = ucos(θ). We can ...

Answered by Douglas B. Physics tutor
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A man weighing 600N steps on a scale that contains a spring. The spring is compressed 1cm under their weight. Find the force constant of the spring and total work done on its compression.

relevant equations: F = k*x      F is force, k is spring constant and x is displacement from equillibrium.

W = 1/2kx2      W is work done.

rearranging F = k*x and using t...

Answered by Tabraiz C. Physics tutor
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