Imagine a book that is falling from a shelf. At a particular moment during its fall, the book has a kinetic energy of 24 J and a potential energy with respect to the floor of 47 J. (a) How do the books kinetic energy and its potential energy change as it continues to fall? (b) What was the initial potential energy of the book, and what is its total kinetic energy at the instant just before it strikes the floor? (c) If a heavier book fell from the same shelf, would it have the same kinetic energy when it strikes the floor? [Section 5.1]
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Textbook Solutions for Chemistry: The Central Science
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Calculate E and determine whether the process is endothermic or exothermic for the following cases: (a) q = 0.763 kJ and w = -840 J. (b) A system releases 66.1 kJ of heat to its surroundings while the surroundings do 44.0 kJ of work on the system.
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