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Fundamentals of Physics 10
The space between two concentric conducting spherical shells of radii b ! 1.70 cm and a ! 1.20 cm is filled with a substance of dielectric constant k 23.5. A potential difference V ! 73.0 V is applied across the inner and outer shells. Determine (a) the capacitance of the device, (b) the free charge

Physics: Principles with Applications 6
(II) In a Rotor-ride at a carnival, people are rotated in a cylindrically walled room. (See Fig. 535.) The room radius is 4.6 m, and the rotation frequency is 0.50 revolutions per second when the floor drops out. What is the minimum coefficient of static friction so that the people will not slip down

Sears and Zemansky's University Physics with Modern Physics 13
Problem 7DQ Lane dividers on highways sometimes have regularly spaced ridges or ripples. When the tires of a moving car roll along such a divider, a musical note is produced. Why? Explain how this phenomenon could be used to measure the cars speed.

Chemistry 11
A piece of silver (Ag) metal weighing 194.3 g is placed in a graduated cylinder containing 242.0 mL of water. The volume of water now reads 260.5 mL. From these data calculate the density of silver.

Mathematical Statistics and Data Analysis 3
Hampson and Walker also made measurements of the heats of sublimation of rhodium and iridium. Do the following calculations for each of the two given sets of data: a. Make a histogram. b. Make a stem-and-leaf plot. c. Make a boxplot. d. Plot the observations in the order of the experi

Campbell Biology 10
Which of the following statements correctly describes any chemical reaction that has reached equilibrium? a. The concentrations of products and reactants are equal. b. The reaction is now irreversible. c. Both forward and reverse reactions have halted. d. The rates of the forward and reverse reaction

Principles of Economics 6
The Federal Reserve expands the money supply by 5 percent. a. Use the theory of liquidity preference to illustrate in a graph the impact of this policy on the interest rate. b. Use the model of aggregate demand and aggregate supply to illustrate the impact of this change in the interest rate on outpu

Urban Economics 8
Performance City Consider a region where households produce and consume musical performances, either live performances or free recorded performances transmitted over the Internet into homes. After accounting for price, the utility from a live performance is three times the utility from recorded music