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What are the differences between microwaves and radio waves? How does this effect what we use them for?

Microwaves and radio waves are both used for communication purposes. Microwaves have a higher frequency, and therefore a smaller wavelength. Because of this, microwaves can travel through the Earth's atmo...

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A tennis ball is hit over a net with a speed of 45ms^-1 and has a mass of 30g. Calculate the kinetic energy of tennis ball.

K=0.5mv^2 K=0.50.03*(45^2) K=30.4J

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What is the amplitude and period of y=3sin(5x)?

Amplitude of a periodic function is the maximum height it reaches above the centre line (or the lowest). This expressed in the equation as '3'. If the 3 was not there, then the sin wave would have an ampl...

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A rock has a mass of 100g and it is thrown across a pond at a speed of 30ms^-1. Calculate the de Broglie wavelength of the rock and explain whether you can see the wave produced.

λ=h/p λ=h/mv λ= 6.6310^-34/0.130 λ= 2.21*10^-34m We cannot see the rock's de broglie wave because its wavelength is much smaller than that of the visible spectrum

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Show that the radius of an orbit may be expressed as follows: R^3=((GM)/4*pi^2)T^2

Start with Newton's Law of Gravitation: F=(GMm)/R^2 (1) Since orbits are assumed to be circular recall the equation for centripetal force: F=(mv^2)/R (2) We can now equate these 2 forces due to them being...

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