Fermat’s principle is of least time rather than of least

Introductory Chemistry 5
An adult eats food whose nutritional energy totals approximately \(2.2\times10^3\mathrm{\ Cal}\) per day. The adult burns \(2.0\times10^3\mathrm{\ Cal}\) per day. How much excess nutritional energy, in kilojoules, does the adult consume per day? If 1 lb of fat is stored by the body for each \(14.6\ti

Introductory Chemistry 5
Problem 64P Write a nuclear equation for positron emission by each nuclide. (a) Co-55 (b) Na-22 (c) F-18

Principles of General Chemistry 2
How many total moles of ions are released when each of the following samples dissolves completely in water? (a) 0.734 mol of \(\mathrm{Na}_{2} \mathrm{HPO}_{4}\) (b) 3.86 g of \(\mathrm{CuSO}_{4} \cdot 5 \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}\) (c) \(8.66 \times 10^{20}\) formula units of \(\mathrm{NiCl}_{2}\)

Fundamentals of Statistics 4
Male vs. Female Drivers (Refer to Problem 34, Section 4.1.) The following data represent the number of licensed drivers in various age groups and the number of fatal accidents within the age group by gender. \(\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|} \hline \text { Age } & \begin{array}{c} \text { Number of } \\ \

Fundamentals of Statistics 4
Problem 25AYU Problem Talk to the Animals In a survey conducted by the American Animal Hospital Association, 37% of respondents stated that they talk to their pets on the answering machine or telephone. A veterinarian found this result hard to believe, so he randomly selected 150 pet owners and dis

Chemistry 11
Why is the lattice energy of a solid always a positive quantity? Why is the hydration of ions always a negative quantity?

Biology: The Dynamics of Life 1
Compare and give several examples of biotic and abiotic factors in a forest ecosystem.

Chemistry: A Molecular Approach 3
Why is vaporization endothermic? Why is condensation exothermic?