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MCAT Physics Question — Flotation Device
A child’s flotation device (ρ = 250 kg / m3) is held underwater at the beach (ρseawater = 1025 kg / m3). The toy is spherical and has a radius of one meter. When the toy is released, what is the magnitude and direction of the toy’s acceleration? (assume g = 9.8 m / s2)
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MCAT Physics Question — Doorknobs
Why are the doorknobs of most doors placed on the edge of the door, opposite the hinge where the door is attached to the doorframe? A) Placing the doorknob as far as possible from the door’s center of gravity helps minimize the frictional force between the door and the doorframe during opening. B) Maximizing
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MCAT Physics Question — Swing
A child pushes, with F1, his sister on a swing, generating torque, τ1 which causes her to swing forward. If he then gets in a swing that hangs on a chain that is 20% shorter and his sister pushes with a force, F2, that is directed at a 30º angle to the swing, what is
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MCAT Physics Question — Transverse Wave
Increasing which of the following would decrease the speed of a transverse wave, assuming all other variables are held constant? A) wavelength B) period C) frequency D) Planck’s constant
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MCAT Physics Question — AED
An automatic external defibrillator (AED) is simply a series of capacitors used to store a very large charge, which is then discharged through the patient’s chest in a short time. If the capacitor in an AED is fully charged and the AED is no longer connected to the power source, what will happen to the
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MCAT Physics Question — Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong, standing on the Moon, is attempting to measure the acceleration due to gravity on the Moon. To do so, he is dropping a feather a distance of 2 meters and measuring the time it takes the feather to fall to the ground. Changing which of the following would change the measurements taken?
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MCAT Physics Question — New Force
Two charges, Q1 and Q2, experience an attractive force between them, F1. If the distance between the charges is tripled, the valence on Q2 is changed, and the magnitude of the charge on Q1 increases by a factor of nine, what will the new force be between the charges? A) F1 B) -F1 C)
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MCAT Physics Question — Uranium
Uranium, U-235, undergoes beta decay giving off an electron. The resulting atom is: a) Th-231 b) Pa-235 c) Np-235 d) U-234
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