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4631

The half-life of a radioactive substance is 15 hours. If at some instance, the sample has a mass of 512 g, calculate the time it will take \(\frac{7}{8}\) of the sample to decay

  • A. 15 hours
  • B. 30 hours
  • C. 45 hours
  • D. 60 hours
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4632

When the direction of vibration of the particles of a medium is perpendicular to the direction of propagation of a wave, the wave is said to be--------

  • A. longitudinal
  • B. transverse
  • C. mechanical
  • D. a sound wave
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4633

A hunter fires a gun at a point 408 m away from a cliff. If he hears an echo 2.4 s later, determine the speed of the sound wave

  • A. 340 ms\(^{-1}\)
  • B. 380 m s\(^{-1}\)
  • C. 400 m s \(^{-1}\)
  • D. 680 m s\(^{-1}\)
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4634

The distance between the fixed points of a mercury-in-glass thermometer is 30 cm. Determine the temperature when the mercury level is 10.5 cm above the lower fixed point

  • A. 28.6ºC
  • B. 30.0 ºC
  • C. 35.0 ºC
  • D. 40.5 ºC
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4635

Which of the following statements-about electromagnetic waves is not correct?

  • A. They carry energy as they travel through space
  • B. They travel with the speed of light
  • C. They are longitudinal
  • D. The electric and magnetic fields are at right angles to each other
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