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Physics: Post your doubts here!

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does anyone remember what was the answer to the question about the circuit with a variable and constant resistor in parallel and the other six ohm resistor in series , the one with the 24 volt battery ? in the part where he asked to calculate the resistance of the constant resistor X ? this ques could be the difference between my getting an A or a B .. please help :( .... Tense!
p.s im talking about v 22
my ans was 3.6.. but my frnd got 6.67... now we r nt sure that which one is correct :/
 
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A parallel beam of light of wavelength 450 nm falls normally on a diffraction grating which has
300 lines / mm.
What is the total number of transmitted maxima?

mohammad salik
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Suchal Riaz
at the nth maxima angle is 90. sin90=1
so in formula we get
d=nλ ==> n=d/λ

d=1*10^-3/300=3.33X10^6
so n=3.33X10^6/450X10^-9 = 7.4
so maximum order = 7
there are 7 maxima above middle maxima and 7 below
to total 7+7+1=15
:D
 
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A parallel beam of light of wavelength 450 nm falls normally on a diffraction grating which has
300 lines / mm.
What is the total number of transmitted maxima?


Mohammed salik
Thought blocker
Suchal Riaz

the ans is 15
sin(90) = 1 is the largest real value that sin(theta) can have. In other words 90 degree is the limit for possible diffraction angle magnitude. Rearrange the diffraction grating formula and you have

sin(theta)=(n)lambda/d

Clearly n can only take values that result in the R.H.S. being less than or equal to one.

Note that the system is symmetric about the center line from the diffraction grating to the projected image. That means maxima will occur on both sides of the center line with the same angular spacing (and there is also a central maximum on the center line).

GOT IT ?
 
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sin(90) = 1 is the largest real value that sin(theta) can have. In other words 90 degree is the limit for possible diffraction angle magnitude. Rearrange the diffraction grating formula and you have

sin(theta)=(n)lambda/d

Clearly n can only take values that result in the R.H.S. being less than or equal to one.

Note that the system is symmetric about the center line from the diffraction grating to the projected image. That means maxima will occur on both sides of the center line with the same angular spacing (and there is also a central maximum on the center line).

GOT IT ?
i did the same n i got 7 number of maximas... while it is 15 in ms :/
 
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Look they said 3000 revolutions per minute
So I divided 3000 by 60*10 cuz it said 10cm wide I got 5 rounded it to 10 ._. Not sure if its correct
Look this is what i could do.
60secs-3000 revolutions
1sec-3000/60=50revolutions
T=1/f
=1/50=20ms
So if its 10ms the wave can be easily be shown on the c.r.o .LOL i asked for an answer and solved it myself :p
 
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coursebook chapter 19, exam style question 2d:
venus has diameter 12100 km and mass 4.87x10^24 kg
calculate energy needed to lift one kg from the surface of venus to a space station in orbit 900 km from the surface.
how to get the answer?
 
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Kindly make correction in the answer which I posted for your correction!
increase number of bits in digital number at each sampling ......................................M1
so that step height is reduced ................................................................................... A1 increase sampling frequency / reduce time between samples ..................................M1
so that depth / width of step is reduced ..................................................................... A1 [4] (do not allow ‘smoother output’)
I wrote it upside down,just saw it now,sorry
Thanks brother
 
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How many significant figures does our answer needs to be in a level physics paper 4?
i have been doing pastpapers and i loose a lot of marks by writing the answer in wromg number of significant figures!
can the examiner penalise me in every question or just once in the whole paper?
 
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How many significant figures does our answer needs to be in a level physics paper 4?
i have been doing pastpapers and i loose a lot of marks by writing the answer in wromg number of significant figures!
can the examiner penalise me in every question or just once in the whole paper?

3 significant figures or 1 decimal place. Its given in the instruction of the question paper only.
 
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