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An ideal gas undergoes a transformation in which both its pressure and volume double. How many times does the root mean square speed of the gas molecules increase?

In solving this, the ideal gas law must be considered (pV=nRT). Since both the pressure and volume of the gas have doubled, the product p*V (pressure times volume) has increased four times from the initia...

Answered by Andrei R. Physics tutor
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Why is the index of refraction important for light passing between two materials?

It's important information as it tells you how fast light travels through the material. This can give you an insight into how the angle of refraction of the light is related to the angle ...

Answered by Oliver P. Physics tutor
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Why does the equation for gravitational potential energy give a negative value if energy cannot be negative.

The equation is shown below as found in the IB Physcis Data Booklet.

GPE = -GMm / r

Where GPE is gravitational potential energy, G is the gravitational constant, M and m are the mas...

Answered by William L. Physics tutor
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Tritium is a radioactive nucleide with a half life of 4500 days, determine the time for 90% of it to decay.

We know that the number of undecayed nuclei, N, is given by N=N0e-lambda t. From this, by setting N=N0/2 we know at this point that t= T0.5 (the half life) and ...

Answered by Luke C. Physics tutor
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How does an object in circular motion experience acceleration when it is going at a constant speed?

Acceleration is defined as the rate of change of velocity. The important thing to realise here is that velocity is a vector quantity while speed is a scalar one. An object going in circular motion has con...

Answered by Loukas K. Physics tutor
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