, like those in ancient Babylon, attempted to convert other elements into gold.

A500g object falls off a cliff and losers 100 j from its gravitational potential energy store. if the gravitational field strength g=9.8n/kg, how high is the cliff?

Ablock of mass m = 2.5 kg is attached to a spring with spring constant k = 790 n/m. it is initially at rest on an inclined plane that is at an angle of 28 degrees with respect to the horizontal, and the coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and the plane is k = 0.14. in the initial position, where the spring is compressed by a distance of a = 0.18 m, the mass is at its lowest position and the spring is compressed the maximum amount. take the initial gravitational energy of the block as zero. b) if the spring pushes the block up the incline, what distance, l, in meters will the block travel before coming to rest? the spring remains attached to both the block and the fixed wall throughout its motion.

In addition to gravity, what is the other predominant force that affects the motion of a pendulum?