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How does Einsteins explanation of the photons explain the effect of varying intensity of light in the Photoelectric effect?

The Photoelectric Effect - when a material emits electrons from its surface as it's exposed to incident light. It might be expected that an increase in light intensity would increase the ...

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What are the components and function of the autonomic nervous system in the human body?

There are 2 components, the sympathetic nervous system and the parasympathetic nervous system. They are a collection of nerves and neurotransmitters throughout the human body and present in both the centr...

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Given y = x^3 + 4x + 1, find the value of dy/dx when x=3

To differentiate this equation, you must bring the power of each x term down to the front and reduce the power of x by 1, with constants disappearing:

dy/dx = 3x^3-1 + (41)*x

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(a) show that 3/10 + 2/15 = 13/30 (b) show that 2 5/8 ÷ 1 1/6 = 2 1/4

(a) In order to add or subtract any fractions, they must first have a common denominator. For this example, I will take this to be 30. Looking at 3/10: in order to change the denomintor to 30, we must mul...

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What distance is one Parsec

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As the Earth orbits the sun, the apparent position of a (relatively) nearby star varies with relation to a background of much more distant stars. The parallax angle is the angle be...

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