A light beam has speed c in vacuum. A transparent material has an index of refraction n. Which of the following expressions gives the speed of light in the transparent material? a. nc
b. (n/c)2
c. n/c
d. c/n
e. (c/n)2

Amoving electron has kinetic energy k1. after a net amount of work w has been done on it, the electron is moving one-quarter as fast in the opposite direction. (a) find w in terms of k1. (b) does your answer depend on the final direction of the electron's motion?

An astronaut in space cannot use a scale or balance to weigh objects because there is no gravity. but she does have devices to measure distance and time accurately. she knows her own mass is 77.4 kg , but she is unsure of the mass of a large gas canister in the airless rocket. when this canister is approaching her at 3.50 m/s , she pushes against it, which slows it down to 1.30 m/s (but does not reverse it) and gives her a speed of 2.60 m/s . what is the mass of the canister?

In a system with only a single force acting upon a body, what is the relationship between the change in kinetic energy and the work done by the force? answers: work is equal to the change in kinetic energy.work depends on the square of the change in potential energy.work is equal to the negative of the change in kinetic energy.work is equal to the square of the change in kinetic energy