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Two electrons are a distance r apart, the first electron exerts a force F on the second electron. a) What force does the second electron exert on the first? b) In terms of r, at what distance is the force that the first electron exerts on the second F/9?

This question is on electric forces between charged particles. A useful equation to consider is Coulomb's law: F=k(Q 1 Q 2 )/R 2 Where k is the Coulomb's law constant:k~9.0x10 9 Nm 2 /C 2 Q is the charge on ...
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How can I find out the Young's modulus of a material?

Right, so the Young's modulus of a material is a measure of it's rigidity. The higher the value of the Young's modulus, the more rigid the material is.Ok, so the Young's modulus, E, is equal to the stress th...
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Two identical uniform spheres each of radius R are placed in contact. The gravitational force between them is F. They are then separated until the force between them is one ninth of the magnitude. What is the distance between the surfaces of the spheres?

With electostatics, it is important to remember that inthe equation giving the force between two point charges, the force is inversely proportional to the square of the distance of the charges. It is importa...
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What is the Schwarzschild radius of a black hole?

This is the radius of a sphere around a black hole, at the surface of which, for any object to be be free of its gravitational pull its escape velocity be equal to the speed of light.
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Explain what is meant by resonance.

Resonance occurs when a driving frequency is similar to the natural frequency of the system. The system is forced to vibrate at its natural frequency and therefore absorbs maximum energy, which means that th...
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