Physics, 18.12.2019 20:31 leahstubbs

Ariverbed slopes steeply down a hill. which statement best explains the water’s potential energy at the top and bottom of the hill, all else being equal?

a. the potential energy of the water at the top of the hill will be less than the potential energy at the bottom because the water at the top is higher in earth’s gravitational field.

b. the potential energy of the water at the top of the hill will be greater than the potential energy at the bottom because the water at the top is higher in earth’s gravitational field.

c. the potential energy of the water at the top of the hill will be less than the potential energy at the bottom because the water at the bottom is higher in earth’s gravitational field.

d. the potential energy of the water at the top of the hill will be greater than the potential energy at the bottom because the water at the bottom is higher in earth’s gravitational field.

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answer: the correct answer is 1.

explanation: there are various process in which a radioactive nuclei decays:

1) alpha decay: in this process, a heavier nuclei decays into lighter nuclei by releasing alpha particle. the mass number is reduced by 4 units.

$_a^z\textrm{x}\rightarrow _{a-2}^{z-4}+_2^4\alpha$

2) electron capture: in this decay process, a parent nuclei absorbs an electron and gets converted into a neutron. simply, a proton and an electron combines together to form a neutron. mass number does not change in this process.

$_a^z\textrm{x}+_{-1}^0\textrm{e}\rightarrow _{z-1}^a\textrm{y}$

3) gamma ray emission: it is a decay process in which an unstable nuclei gives excess energy by a spontaneous electromagnetic process. this decay releases $\gamma -radiations$ . this process does not change the mass number.

$_a^z\textrm{x}^*\rightarrow _a^z\textrm{x}+_0^0\gamma$

4) positron emission: it is a type of decay process, in which a proton gets converted to neutron and an electron neutrino. this is also known as $\beta ^+$ -decay. in this the mass number remains same.

$_a^z\textrm{x}\rightarrow _{z-1}^a\textrm{y}+_{+1}^0e$

from the above information, we see that only alpha-decay is producing a change in the mass number of the nucleus.

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hi,

what occurs during a solar eclipse?

there are small tides across earth.

the moon is between earth and the sun.

p.s. im not sure if the first answer is correct because during a solar ecliphse there are spring tides and i dont know if they are the same.

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