FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICS - EXTENDED
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Chapter 13, Problem 7Q
Rank the four systems of equal- mass particles shown in Checkpoint 2 according to the absolute value of the gravitational potential energy of the system, greatest first.
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FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICS - EXTENDED
Ch. 13 - Rank the four systems of equal- mass particles...Ch. 13 - ILW A mass M is split into two parts, m and M m,...Ch. 13 - Moon effect. Some people believe that the Moon...Ch. 13 - Prob. 3PCh. 13 - The Sun and Earth each exert a gravitational force...Ch. 13 - Miniature black holes. Left over from the big-bang...Ch. 13 - GO In Fig. 13-32, a square of edge length 20.0 cm...Ch. 13 - SSM WWW We want to position a space probe along a...Ch. 13 - GO Three dimensions. Three point particles are...Ch. 13 - a What will an object weigh on the Moons surface...
Ch. 13 - Mountain pull. A large mountain can slightly...Ch. 13 - SSM At what altitude above Earths surface would...Ch. 13 - Mile-high building. In 1956, Frank Lloyd Wright...Ch. 13 - ILW Certain neutron stars extremely dense stars...Ch. 13 - Two concentric spherical shells with uniformly...Ch. 13 - A solid sphere has a uniformly distributed mass of...Ch. 13 - Prob. 26PCh. 13 - In Problem 1, what ratio m/M gives the least...Ch. 13 - SSM The mean diameters of Mars and Earth are 6.9 ...Ch. 13 - a What is the gravitational potential energy of...Ch. 13 - Prob. 33PCh. 13 - Zero, a hypothetical planet, has a mass of 5.0 ...Ch. 13 - In deep space, sphere A of mass 20 kg is located...Ch. 13 - Prob. 39PCh. 13 - A projectile is shot directly away from Earths...Ch. 13 - SSM Two neutron stars arc separated by a distance...Ch. 13 - a What linear speed must an Earth satellite have...Ch. 13 - Prob. 44PCh. 13 - The Martian satellite Photos travels in an...Ch. 13 - The first known collision between space debris and...Ch. 13 - Prob. 47PCh. 13 - The mean distance of Mars from the Sun is 1.52...Ch. 13 - Prob. 49PCh. 13 - Prob. 50PCh. 13 - Prob. 51PCh. 13 - The Suns center is at one focus of Earths orbit....Ch. 13 - A 20 kg satellite has a circular orbit with a...Ch. 13 - In 1610, Galileo used his telescope to discover...Ch. 13 - In 1993 the spacecraft Galileo sent an image Fig....Ch. 13 - Prob. 57PCh. 13 - Three identical stars of mass M form an...Ch. 13 - Prob. 61PCh. 13 - Prob. 62PCh. 13 - SSM WWW An asteroid, whose mass is 2.0 10-4 times...Ch. 13 - A satellite orbits a planet of unknown mass in a...Ch. 13 - A Satellite is in a circular Earth orbit of radius...Ch. 13 - One way to attack a satellite in Earth orbit is to...Ch. 13 - Prob. 67PCh. 13 - Prob. 70PCh. 13 - Prob. 72PCh. 13 - The mysterious visitor that appears in the...Ch. 13 - ILW The masses and coordinates of three spheres...Ch. 13 - SSM A very early, simple satellite consisted of an...Ch. 13 - GO Four uniform spheres, with masses mA = 40 kg,...Ch. 13 - a In Problem 77, remove sphere A and calculate the...Ch. 13 - Prob. 80PCh. 13 - Prob. 81PCh. 13 - Prob. 82PCh. 13 - Prob. 83PCh. 13 - Prob. 84PCh. 13 - Prob. 85PCh. 13 - Prob. 86PCh. 13 - Prob. 87PCh. 13 - Prob. 88PCh. 13 - Prob. 89PCh. 13 - Prob. 90PCh. 13 - Prob. 91PCh. 13 - Prob. 92PCh. 13 - Prob. 93PCh. 13 - Prob. 94PCh. 13 - Prob. 95PCh. 13 - Prob. 96P
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