The waves in a ripple tank are moving toward a barrier gap that is 1/2 the wavelength. a and b are equidistant from the gap. select the correct statements about the diffraction that occurs. 1. both a and b will encounter waves. 2. only a will encounter waves. 3. only b will encounter waves. 4. waves will reach b more quickly than a. 5. waves will reach a more quickly than b. 6. waves will reach a and b at the same time.

The mass of a muon is 207 times the electron mass; the average lifetime of muons at rest is 2.21 μs. in a certain experiment, muons moving through a laboratory are measured to have an average lifetime of 7.04 μs. for the moving muons, what are (a) β (b) k, and (c) p? the rest energy of the electron is 0.511 mev.

The us government wants to allocate billions of dollars in the next 10 years to assure our future energy security. the funds will be spread among a variety of possible energy resources. where do you think the government should put the greatest support: solar energy, wind energy, clean coal, oil exploration, gas exploration, or a combination of sources? are there other efforts that should be explored? support your position with cited information for both questions.

In a heat engine if 1000 j of heat enters the system the piston does 500 j of work, what is the final internal energy of the system if the initial energy was 2000 j? 1. write the equation 2.list out your known variables 3.plug the numbers into the equations 4.solve 5.write your solution statement that includes initial energy and final