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Why is the car moving if the unbalanced force is zero?

This is a great example of where physics and our gut feelings about physics don't match up. This is a very common conceptional difficulty students have and is often jumped on by examiners. The best way to...

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Answered by Connor D. Physics tutor
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An electric heater has a power of 1000W. It is connected to mains electricity (230V). The heater is equipped with an Earth wire. a) Calculate the current in the heater. b) Explain the role of the earth wire as a safety feature.

a) Use the equation P=IV where P is power in W, I is Current in Amps and V is voltage in volts. Rearrange to give I=P/V I=1000/230 = 4.34 A b) This is a wire connected to the metal casing of an electrical...

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Answered by Katie S. Physics tutor
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How can we derive the 'suvat' equations of motion v=u+at and s=(u+v)t/2

  1. v=u+at Using a velocity time graph with constant acceleration, (graph provided as visual aid in tutorial) with initial velocity u and final velocity v, we can see that the graph is a straight line. ...
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Answered by Isobel D. Physics tutor
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Why are values for gravitational potential always negative?

This is all down to how gravitational potential is defined. The gravitational potential at a point is defined as the work done per unit mass to move a mass from infinity to the point in the gravitational ...

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Answered by James S. Physics tutor
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Circut is arranged in a loop, with resistor (5 ohm), power source(2V), resistor (3 ohm), and another power source (3V) connected subsequently. What is the voltage on 5ohm resistor?

The questions is constructed to show, that the order of devices do not affect the currents or voltages.

5ohm / ( 3 + 5)ohm = x/ 2V +5V     x = 35/8 V = 4 3/8V

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Answered by Anna W. Physics tutor
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