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Physics
Which of the following statatements is correct? a. Thermos bottles keep food warm by combating heat loss through convection. b. A thick quilt is an example of an isulator with a low R value c. An object that is cool to the touch at room temperature is a poor conductor of heat ...

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A lukewarm bottle containing 800 grams of water is placed in a refrigerator. How many calories of heat must be removed from the water to chill its temperature from 55 C to 4 C?

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A lukewarm bottle containing 800 grams of water is placed in a refrigerator. How many calories of heat must be removed from the water to chill its temperature from 55 C to 4 C?

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A person heats up a can of soup on a stove. If he does 250 Joules of work on the soup by stirring it as the burner adds 1675 Joules of heat, what is the change in its internal energy

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At the lowest point in its swing, a 2.5 kilogram pendulum bob has 40 Joules of kinetic energy. How high will its swing when it reaches the highest point in its swing?

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What is the magnitude of buoyant force acting on a 720 cm^3 toy submarine floating in fresh water? (D_water =1 g/cm^3)

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A 25,000 kilogram train is traveling down a track at 20 meters per second. A cow wanders onto the tracks 75 meters ahead of the train, causing the conductor to slam on the brakes. The rain skids to a stop. If the brakes can provide 62,500 Newtons of friction, will the conducto...

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A 7 kilogram bowling ball is dropped from a fourth story window. If each story is 3 meters high, use energy conservation (not the equations of motion) to find the ball's velocity when it strikes the ground. Ignore air resistance. 1/2 m v^2= mgh v= sqrt (2g*(3+.5)) V=sqrt(2...

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a 1500kg sports car accelerates from 0 to 30 m/s in 8 seconds. Whaat is the power of its engine? Please help power= work/time= 1/2 m v^2/8 1/2(1500k)(30)^2 2/8 =168750 is this correct?

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A 7 kilogram bowling ball is dropped from a fourth story window. If each story is 3 meters high, use energy conservation (not the equations of motion) to find the ball's velocity when it strikes the ground. Ignore air resistance. 1/2 m v^2= mgh v= sqrt (2g*(3+.5)) V=sqrt(2...

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