Chapter 4 Forces and Newton’s Laws of Motion continued
... Forces: gravity, tension, compression, normal, static and kinetic friction There is a graviational force, F, between two masses, m1 and m2, at a separation distance of R is F. If the distance between the masses is increased by a factor of 2, what is the effect on the gravitational force? ...
... Forces: gravity, tension, compression, normal, static and kinetic friction There is a graviational force, F, between two masses, m1 and m2, at a separation distance of R is F. If the distance between the masses is increased by a factor of 2, what is the effect on the gravitational force? ...
Performing the Millikan Oil Drop Experiment
... resistance causes them to reach terminal velocity. Now focus on a single falling drop, and adjust the electric field upwards until the drop remains suspended in mid-air. At that instant, for that drop, the electric force on it exactly equals the force of gravity on it. Some drops have more electrons ...
... resistance causes them to reach terminal velocity. Now focus on a single falling drop, and adjust the electric field upwards until the drop remains suspended in mid-air. At that instant, for that drop, the electric force on it exactly equals the force of gravity on it. Some drops have more electrons ...
Solutions7
... Determine the Concept Application of the right-hand rule indicates that a positively charged body would experience a downward force and, in the absence of other forces, be deflected downward. Because the direction of the magnetic force on an electron is opposite that of the force on a positively cha ...
... Determine the Concept Application of the right-hand rule indicates that a positively charged body would experience a downward force and, in the absence of other forces, be deflected downward. Because the direction of the magnetic force on an electron is opposite that of the force on a positively cha ...
Weightlessness
Weightlessness, or an absence of 'weight', is an absence of stress and strain resulting from externally applied mechanical contact-forces, typically normal forces from floors, seats, beds, scales, and the like. Counterintuitively, a uniform gravitational field does not by itself cause stress or strain, and a body in free fall in such an environment experiences no g-force acceleration and feels weightless. This is also termed ""zero-g"" where the term is more correctly understood as meaning ""zero g-force.""When bodies are acted upon by non-gravitational forces, as in a centrifuge, a rotating space station, or within a space ship with rockets firing, a sensation of weight is produced, as the contact forces from the moving structure act to overcome the body's inertia. In such cases, a sensation of weight, in the sense of a state of stress can occur, even if the gravitational field was zero. In such cases, g-forces are felt, and bodies are not weightless.When the gravitational field is non-uniform, a body in free fall suffers tidal effects and is not stress-free. Near a black hole, such tidal effects can be very strong. In the case of the Earth, the effects are minor, especially on objects of relatively small dimension (such as the human body or a spacecraft) and the overall sensation of weightlessness in these cases is preserved. This condition is known as microgravity and it prevails in orbiting spacecraft.