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They have a high resistance. This produces a lot of heat.
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- An extension of 1.0 cm was caused on a spring by an object of weight 40 N.
a. What is the spring constant of the spring
b. What is...(Solved)
An extension of 1.0 cm was caused on a spring by an object of weight 40 N.
a. What is the spring constant of the spring
b. What is the weight of an object that would cause an extension of 1.4 cm at the end of the same spring.
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- A man fixed a large concave mirror of focal length 2 m, 160 cm from his face. State three characteristics of his image in the mirror.(Solved)
A man fixed a large concave mirror of focal length 2 m, 160 cm from his face. State three characteristics of his image in the mirror.
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