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College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1CQ: Estimate the order of magnitude of the length, in meters, of each of the following; (a) a mouse, (b)...

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As a contrast between the old and the modern and between
the large and the small, consider the following: In old rural
England 1 hide (between 100 and 120 acres) was the area of land
needed to sustain one family with a single plough for one year. (An
area of 1 acre is equal to 4047 m2.) Also, 1 wapentake was the area
of land needed by 100 such families. In quantum physics, the
cross-sectional area of a nucleus (defined in terms of the chance of
a particle hitting and being absorbed by it) is measured in units of
barns, where 1 barn is 1 * 10-28 m2. (In nuclear physics jargon, if a
nucleus is “large,” then shooting a particle at it is like shooting a
bullet at a barn door, which can hardly be missed.) What is the
ratio of 25 wapentakes to 11 barns?

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