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Describe simple harmonic motion (SHM). Sketch a displacement-time graph for a particle undergoing SHM and the corresponding velocity-time and acceleration-time graphs. Use these graphs to describe the relationship between accleration and displacment.

Simple harmonic motion is periodic motion in which a restoring force acts in the opposite direction to that of displacement and is directly proportional to the displacement.The displacement-time graph for...

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A boy with a mass of 50kg is sitting on a seesaw. He is sitting 2m from the pivot. He has a friend who weighs 40kg, how far away from the pivot must she sit to balance the seesaw? (gravitational accelleration (g) = 10m/s2)

This is a question relating to turning forces, known as moments. For the seesaw to be balanced the moment caused by the 50kg boy must be equal and opposite to the moment caused by the 40kg girl. ...

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What is the definition of a moment?

A moment is the product of force and the perpendicular distance from the pivot to the line of action of the force.

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How does the photoelectric effect (gold leaf experiment) demonstrate the particle nature of light?

A certain amount of energy is required to eject an electron from a metal surface. The gold leaf experiment shows that only light above a certain threshold frequency is able to eject electrons. If the freq...

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A student has a mass of 80kg. How much would the student weigh on the surface of the Moon?

The Moon has a mass, M_M = 7.35 x 10²²kgThe Moon has a radius, R_M = 1.74 x 10m
We want to determine the gravitational constant for the Moon's surface to then calculat...

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