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HudsonKB16

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Which statement is incorrect? The gravitational force on an orbiting satellite due to the earth
 a. aims toward the center of the earth
  b. depends on the earth's mass
  c. depends on the satellite's mass
  d. depends on the distance between the earth and the satellite
  e. none of the above

Question 2

When a neutron and proton combine to form a deuteron, a 2.2 million electron volt gamma ray is emitted. What does this indicate about the binding energy of the deuterium nucleus?
 a. Its binding energy is negative, i.e., it is unstable.
  b. It has a small binding energy.
  c. Its binding energy is about 2.2 million electron volts.
  d. The deuterium nucleus is slightly more massive than the sum of the proton and neutron masses, because of energy mass equivalence.
  e. The deuterium nucleus contains 2.2 million electron volts more energy than the separated neutron and proton.



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Cheesycrackers

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Answer to Question 1

E
A - D are all true.

Answer to Question 2

c




HudsonKB16

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Reply 2 on: Jul 28, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Gracias!

 

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