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Physics: Post your doubts here!

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Most of them if they are really strict about your significant figures they mention that
and if they don't i like to have my significant figures as they have the significant figures in the question
like for example in the question the acceleration is given to be 3.54 ms^-2
now i will have my answer to 3 significant figures
That helps a lot, thanks :)
 
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Constant velocity means that the upward and downward forces on the slope are equal. The two downward forces are weight, mg sin theeta, which always acts down the slope, and friction, which would now act in the opposite direction to the motion of the log. Thus the two forces down the slope would equal the tension which are mg sin theeta + 650
 
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Hey calm down brother.Its an easy concept and yes i sometimes too find the electricity part a bit irritating.But heres the logic in this one.You just didnt read the question properly.It says "three similar lamps A, B and C".So all of them should have 15ohm.But u can see that when S1 and S2 are closed the resistance is 30 ohm which is wrong it should have been 22.5 ohm as B and C are in parallel.But its coming greater.So fault is in lamp C becuz other lamps are showing 15ohms resistance as u already figured out.
Your welcome and Best of luck. :)
Well S1 and S2 are not closed together in the question. I think you meant S2 closed only. When S2 was closed, it gave us the correct reading of 30 ohm, as both the lamps are in series. However, when S2 and S3 are closed, it should have given us 22.5 as you stated. However, it gave us 15 ohm only. That is why the problem is in lamp 3. I think you just confused the switches with one another while explaining it to him
 
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Constant velocity means that the upward and downward forces on the slope are equal. The two downward forces are weight, mg sin theeta, which always acts down the slope, and friction, which would now act in the opposite direction to the motion of the log. Thus the two forces down the slope would equal the tension which are mg sin theeta + 650

Can you please explain the difference between this question and Q2 b i) from http://papers.xtremepapers.com/CIE/...nd AS Level/Physics (9702)/9702_s12_qp_23.pdf
 
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I don't get how suddenly sin theta/n lambda! :S
For calculating the maximum number of orders, use d sin 90 = n lamda.... We use 90 (from what i can understand) because that is the maximum possible angle at which the light can diffract. However, it would give you a value in decimals, and you will round it off to the previous value.
 
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Sorry, but the question you explain was from variant 22 of the same year
so can you please tell the difference between Q3 b ii) from http://papers.xtremepapers.com/CIE/Cambridge International A and AS Level/Physics (9702)/9702_s12_qp_22.pdf
and Q2 b i) from http://papers.xtremepapers.com/CIE/Cambridge International A and AS Level/Physics (9702)/9702_s12_qp_23.pdf
Oops sorry. I just saw the diagram and thought it was the same question.

The difference here is that the block is accelerating. Thus the force up the slope would be greater than the two forces down the slope, unlike the previous question where they were equal. Use Newton's second law

F - 525 - mgsin theeta = ma
 
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Well S1 and S2 are not closed together in the question. I think you meant S2 closed only. When S2 was closed, it gave us the correct reading of 30 ohm, as both the lamps are in series. However, when S2 and S3 are closed, it should have given us 22.5 as you stated. However, it gave us 15 ohm only. That is why the problem is in lamp 3. I think you just confused the switches with one another while explaining it to him
Yes oh im sorry.I wrote the wrong lamp number.My apologies!
 
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It is given that Lambda=630nm=630 x 10^-9 m
It is given that the grating is 450 Lines per 1mm
First, we need a, which is distance between 2 lines only.
To get a, we need to use a=d/n, where d is the whole length of grating and n is number of lines.
We need to change 1 mm into m, which is 0.001 m.
Now, a= 0.001/450=2.2 x 10^-6m
We now need to use, asintheta=nLambda where a is separation between 2 lines.
We need to find n, we put theta=90, so (2.2 x 10^-6)sin90=n(630 x 10^-9), notice that all values should be the same unit. I prefer changing them all to meters.
Notice that our answer of n=3.52, but n has to be a whole number, so we round it down to 3.
I hope I helped you, i tried to be as clear as possible.
 
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