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Introductory Chemistry 5
Evaporating sweat cools the body because evaporation is endothermic and absorbs 2.44 kJ per gram of water evaporated. Estimate the mass of water that must evaporate from the skin to cool a body by \(0.50\ ^{\circ}\mathrm{C}\), if the mass of the body is 95 kg and its heat capacity is \(4.0\mathrm{\ J

College Physics 1
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Classical Mechanics 0
Consider an arbitrary rigid body with an axis of rotational symmetry, which we'll call i. (a) Prove that the axis of symmetry is a principal axis. (b) Prove that any two directions x and Sr perpendicular to i and each other are also principal axes. (c) Prove that the principal moments corresponding t

Physics: Principles with Applications 6
The Achilles tendon is attached to the rear of the foot as shown in Fig. 9-66. When a person elevates himself just barely off the floor on the "ball of one foot." estimate the tensionFtin the Achilles tendon (pulling upward), and the (downward) forceFBexerted by the lower leg bone on the foot. Assume

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Myers' Psychology for AP 2
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Elementary Statistics: A Step by Step Approach 8th ed. 8
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