The tissue of living organisms does not contain solid metal, like a copper wire or a zinc plate. However, electric current flows through nerves and muscles. How does current flow through living tissue?

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Answer 1

Answer:

The human body contains certain elements such sodium, potassium, calcium, chlorine, and magnesium which possess specific electrical charges. These charged particles, called ions are obtained in our diet and are used by the body to generate electrical signals through their flow in and out of the cells.

Explanation:

The human body contains certain elements such sodium, potassium, calcium, chlorine, and magnesium which possess specific electrical charges. These charged particles, called ions are obtained in our diet and are used by the body to generate electricity by allowing them in or out of the cells. Thus, the flow of these ions through the body is the source of electricity in our bodies.

The cell membrane acts as a barrier separating these charges inside and outside the cells. Resting cells are negatively charged on the inside, while the outside environment is more positively charged. This is due to a difference in concentration  between positive ions e.g. Na⁺ and K⁺ , and negative ions e.g. Cl⁻, inside and outside the cell. This separation of charges sets up a potential difference across the membrane known as membrane potential.

The flow of ions in and out of the cell is regulated by special proteins called ion channels. When impulse is received from the brain or other sensory receptors, positive charges flow into the cell through open ion channels in a process known as depolarization of the cell membrane. The depolarization of the cell triggers further electrical currents that can turn into electrical pulses, called action potentials. These action potentials occur at nerves and muscle (neuromuscular) junctions and are responsible for the different external responses we give to stimulus, like blinking of the eye, muscle contractions, heartbeats as well thought processes etc. Certain hormones and chemicals known as neurotransmitters are also involved in this process e.g. epinephrine, norepinephrine.


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Explain briefly the first aid measure that should be taken incase of poisoning​

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Answer:

How you treat someone who may have been poisoned depends on:

The person's symptoms

The person's age

Whether you know the type and amount of the substance that caused poisoning

If you are concerned about possible poisoning, call Poison Help at 800-222-1222 in the United States or your regional poison control center. Poison control centers are excellent resources for poisoning information and, in many situations, may advise that in-home observation is all that's needed.

what are the fundamental units used in physics? ​

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Answer:

Metre, kilogram, second, ampere, kelvin, candela, and mole

Explanation:

A base unit (also referred to as a fundamental unit) is a unit adopted for measurement of a base quantity

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Radio waves can bend around buildings. An X-ray technician stands behind a wall during the use of her machine. What does this tell you about the relative wavelengths of these two types of invisible light?

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Answer:

Radio waves have a wavelength between [tex]10^{-9}m[/tex] and [tex]10^{-12}m[/tex]

While,

X rays have a wavelength between 1m and 10km.

=> It is one of the condition of diffraction that the obstacle (coming in the way) must be comparable with the size of the wavelength.

=> This shows, that radio waves have a wavelength which is comparable with the size of buildings and can really easily diffract through it

=> While, X-rays are big enough to diffract through the wall.

So, if an X-ray technician stands behind a wall during the use of her machine, she will remain safe.

A block of mass m is placed on a smooth wedge of inclination θ . The whole system is accelerated horizontally so that the block does not slip on the wedge. The force exerted by the wedge on the block has a magnitude: (A) mg tan θ (B) mg sin θ (C) mg cos θ (D) mg sec θ

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Answer: mg/Cosθ

Explanation:

Taking horizontal acceleration of wedge as 'a'

FCosΘ = FsinΘ

F = mass(m) × acceleration(a) = ma

For horizontal resolution g = 0

Therefore,

Horizontal = Vertical

maCosΘ = mgSinΘ

aCosΘ = gSinΘ

a = gSinΘ/CosΘ

Recall from trigonometry :

SinΘ/Cosθ = tanΘ

Therefore,

a = gtanΘ

Normal force acing on the wedge:

mgCosΘ + maSinΘ - - - - (y)

Substitute a = gtanΘ into (y)

mgCosΘ + mgtanΘsinΘ

tanΘ = sinΘ/cosΘ

mgCosΘ + mgsinΘ/cosΘsinΘ

mgCosΘ + mgsin^2Θ/cosΘ

Factorizing

mg(Cosθ + sin^2Θ/cosΘ)

Taking the L. C. M

mg[(Cos^2θ + sin^2Θ) /Cosθ]

Recall: Cos^2θ + sin^2Θ = 1

mg[ 1 /Cosθ]

mg/Cosθ

A student has a 3v cell and the resistance in the circuit totals 6 ohms. How much current would flow in a series circuit?

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Answer:

[tex]I=0.5 \:A[/tex]  is the correct answer.

Explanation:

Using the ohm's law, we have:

[tex]V=IR\\\\I=\frac{V}{R}=\frac{3}{6}\\\\I=0.5 \:A[/tex]

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A 20.0 cm tall object is placed 50.0 cm in front of a convex mirror with a radius of curvature of 34.0 cm. Where will the image be located, and how tall will it be? Please show all work.

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Answer:

i = -12.7 cm; h =  5.07 cm

Explanation:

1. Find the focal length

The focal length of a concave spherical mirror is half of its radius of curvature.

f = ½r = ½ × 34.0 cm = 17.0 cm

2. Find the image distance

A convex mirror produces a virtual image behind the mirror, so the image distance is negative.

[tex]\begin{array}{rcl}\dfrac{1}{o} + \dfrac{1 }{i} & = & \dfrac{1}{f}\\\\\dfrac{1}{50.0} + \dfrac{1 }{i} & = & \dfrac{1}{-17.0}\\\\\dfrac{1}{i} & = & \dfrac{1}{-17.0} - \dfrac{1}{50.0}\\\\& = & \dfrac{50.0 - (-17.0)}{500\times(-17.0)}\\\\& = & \dfrac{67.0}{-850}\\\\i & = & \dfrac{-850}{67.0}\\\\& = & \textbf{-12.7 cm}\\\end{array}[/tex]

3. Find the image size

[tex]\begin{array}{rcl}\\\\\dfrac{h_{\text{i}}}{ h_{\text{o}}} & = & -\dfrac{i}{o} \\\\\dfrac{h_{\text{i}}}{ 20.0} & = & -\dfrac{-12.7}{50.0} \\\\h_{\text{i}} & = & 20.0 \times \dfrac{12.7}{50.0}\\\\& = & \textbf{5.07 cm}\\\end{array}[/tex]

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A 1500 kg car on flat ground is
moving 5.25 m/s. Its engine
creates a 1250 N forward force as the car moves 42.8 m. What is its final velocity?​

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Answer: 5.96m/s

Explanation:

Given the following :

Mass of car (m) = 1500kg

Velocity (V) = 5.25m/s

Forward force of engine = 1250N

Diatance moved = 4.8m

Final Velocity =?

Final kinetic energy = Initial kinetic energy + work done by engine

Initial kinetic energy = 0.5 × mass × velocity^2

Initial kinetic energy = 0.5 × 1500 × 5.25^2

Initial kinetic energy = 20671.875 J

Work done by engine = Force × distance

Work done by engine = 1250 × 4.8 = 6000J

Final kinetic energy = (20671.875 + 6000) J

= 26671.875 J

From kinetic energy = 0.5mv^2

26671.875 = 1/2 × 1500 × v^2

53343.75 = 1500v^2

v^2 = 35.5625

v = sqrt(35.5625)

v = 5.96m/s

Physics students study a piano being pulled across a room on a rug. They know that when it is at rest, it experiences a gravitational force of 2200 N. When it is being pulled with 1200 N it is sliding across the room in equilibrium, but the students feel like they had to pull harder than 1200 N at first to begin motion.

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Answer:

4

Explanation:

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Answer:

The static frictional force is greater than the kinetic frictional force, so the static frictional force is greater than 1200 N.

Explanation:

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An 18-kg bicycle carrying a 62-kg girl is traveling at a speed of 7 m/s. What is the kinetic energy of the girl
and bicycle combined together?​

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Answer:

1960 J

Explanation:

EK = (18 kg + 62 kg)[tex](7.0 m/s)^{2}[/tex]/2 = 1960 J

The estimated distance of the earth from the sun is 149000000km. The speed of the light is 300000km/s. What is the time taken for the light to travel from the sun to the earth

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Answer:

The time taken for the light to travel from the earth to the sun = 496.67 seconds

Explanation:

Estimated distance of the earth to the sun = 149000000km

Speed of light =  300000km/s

Time taken for the light to travel from the sun to the earth = ?

Speed = Distance/time

time = Distance/speed

time = 149000000/300000

time = 496.67 s

The time taken for the light to travel from the earth to the sun = 496.67 seconds

A transformer has 500 turns of the primary winding and 10 turns of the secondary winding. a) Determine the secondary voltage if the secondary circuit is open and the primary voltage is 120 V

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Answer:

First we use the fact that the ratio of the voltage on the secondary and on the primary will be the same as the ratio of the number of turns of both coils,

u=u^2/U^1 = N^2/N^1

we evaluate the unkown secondary voltage

u^ 2=N^2/N^1 u1

We substitute the given values -

u^2= 10/500 * 120v = 2.4v

Hence, the answer is 2.4v.

 

The total distance from a house to a school to is 9.5 km. A student travels all the way from his house to the school and back to his house again. The displacement during this journey is:

9.5 km
19 km
0

explain your answer

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Answer:

0

Explanation:

Displacement is a vector from initial to final point. Because initial and final point are the same, so displacement is 0.

What is the advantage of using multiple cylinders in an engine? ​

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Answer:

Temperature stresses are reduced as the multi-cylinder engine has more cooling surface area due to smaller cylinder bore. The intensity of vibration is sufficiently reduced as the primary and secondary forces are balanced. More power strokes per revolution giving smooth torque output.

Explanation:

1) Which one of the following is vector,
B) Momentum
C) Mass
A) Energy
D) Temperature​

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Answer:

momentum is a vector quantity that points in the same direction as velocity

Explanation:

To break a chemical bond, particles need to collide with a certain amount of a]energy. b]atoms. c]molecules. d]chemicals.

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Answer:

Energy

Explanation:

The stronger the force it has the more quickly the bonds will break

As there will be more energy they will vibrate more and the bonds will separate easily..

11. What is the wavelength of an earthquake wave if it has a speed of 5000 m/s and a frequency of 10 HZ
step#1
step#2
step#3​

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Answer:

  500 m

Explanation:

The applicable relation is ...

  wavelength = speed/frequency

  wavelength = (5000 m/s)/(10 cycles/s) = 500 m/cycle

The wavelength is 500 meters.

please help me find the answer ​

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Answer:

26b) 66.7%

27) 500 N

Explanation:

26.a) In a two pulley system, the load is attached to one of the pulleys.  The other pulley is attached to a fixed surface, as well as one end of the rope.  The other end of the rope goes around moving pulley, then around the fixed pulley.

26.b) Mechanical advantage is the ratio between the forces:

MA = load force / effort force

Efficiency is the ratio between the work:

e = work done on load / work done by effort

Work is force times distance.

e = (F load × d load) / (F effort × d effort)

Rearranging:

e = (F load / F effort) × (d load / d effort)

e = MA × (d load / d effort)

In a two pulley system, the load moves half the distance of the effort.  So the efficiency is:

e = (4/3) × (1/2)

e = 2/3

e = 66.7%

27) In a three pulley system, the load moves a third of the distance of the effort.

e = (F load / F effort) × (d load / d effort)

0.40 = (600 N / F) × (1/3)

F = 500 N

Look at figure D . Explain what will happen if a larger mass it put on the force meter

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it will experience great force

how wood helps in home insulation plz answer fast
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Wood is a poor conductor and therefore a good insulator keeping heat inside

Wood is a natural insulator due to air pockets within its cellular structure, which means that it is 15 times better than masonry, 400 times better than steel, and 1,770 times better than aluminum. In addition, lightweight wood framing methods allow easy installation of additional fibre or foil insulation. i hope this is better

Supriya has a pre-paid electricity connection at home. On a sultry Sunday afternoon, she checks that she only has ₹9 left in the balance. She wants to use the air conditioner (AC), rated at 1.2 kW. The price of electricity is ₹10 /unit in her area. How long can she run the AC before her balance is over and the power runs out?

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Answer: 0.75 hour(s) or 45 minutes

Explanation:

1 unit of electricity = 1kwh

Amount of energy consumed by 1kw load in one hour

Price per unit = ₹10

Air conditioner rating(power) = 1.2Kw

Given that balance = ₹9

Therefore, supriya's total energy cost = energy balance = ₹9

Total energy cost = power in kilowatt × time of operation (in hour) × cost per unit

₹9 = 1.2kw × time × ₹10

₹9 = 12 × time

Time = 9 / 12

Time = 0.75 hours

0.75 × 60 = 45 minutes

A car is running with a velocity of 29 m/s.How far does is it go in 2 minute?​

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Answer:

Distance = 3480m/s²

Explanation:

[tex]d = vt \\ v = 29 \\ t = 2 \: min= 120 seconds \\ d = 29 \times 120 \\ d = 3480[/tex]

speed = distance ÷ time

29=distance ×2

2×29= distance

58= distance

so,

distance is 58 meters

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What were the reactants of the first experiment in the video?
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Answer:

zinc and hydrochloric acid

Explanation:

Answer:

The reactants he used in the first experiment were zinc metal and hydrochloric acid.

Explanation:

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Newton’s first law of motion was a giant leap forward in scientific thought during Newton’s time. Even today, the idea is sometimes difficult at first for people to understand. Which statement is the best example of an object and motion that would make it hard for people to believe Newton’s first law? A rolling ball eventually slows down and comes to a stop. A wagon must be pushed before it begins to move. The heavier the load in a cart, the harder the cart is to turn. A box does not move when pushed equally from opposite sides.

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Answer: A rolling ball eventually slows down and comes to a stop.

Explanation: Right on Edge2020, not C or B or D.

Answer:

A

Explanation:

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when light passess from air into glass the angle of incidence is always _______ the angle of refraction

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Explanation:

The angle of incidence is always smaller than the angle of refraction

The tip of second's hand of a clock take 60 seconds to to move once on the circular dial of the clock. If the radius of the dial of the clock be 10.5 cm, calculate the speed of the tip of the second's hand of the clock.

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Answer:

( About ) 1.1 cm / s

Explanation:

We know that the time it takes the clock's second hand to move is 60 seconds. Respectively the radius of this clock is given to be 10.5 centimeters.

_______________________________________________________

Let us apply the formula speed = distance traveled / time. Here the " distance traveled " is the circumference of the clock, or 2πr - where we can pose π as 3.14. In other words, Speed = 2πr / time. Substitute known values to solve for the Speed,

S = 2 * 3.14 * 10.5 / 60,

Speed = ( About ) 1.1 cm / s

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Elements in the same periodic table group have the same___

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Answer:

elements in the same periodic table group have the same valence electrons

Question: A swimmer has a swimming speed of 5.75 m/s in still water. When she
heads directly across the river, she ends up travelling downstream at an angle of 40°
(with respect to a line perpendicular to the shore).
(a) What is the speed of the current?
(b) What heading would the swimmer need to have in order to reach a point directly
across the river?
(c) If the river is 15 m wide, how long would a trip directly across the river take?

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Answer:

(a) 4.82 m/s

(b) The simmer need to head 57.05° upstream of the river to reach a point directly opposite the river

(c) 4.024 seconds

Explanation:

The parameters given are;

The speed of the swimmer = 5.75 m/s

The direction of the resultant motion = 40° downstream

The speed of the current = x m/s

Therefore in a given second, we have that the swimmer moves 5.75 meters across the river while the current moves x meters downstream

Which gives;

[tex]tan(40^{\circ}) = \dfrac{x}{5.75}[/tex]

x = 5.75 × tan(40°) = 4.82 m/s

The speed of the current = 4.82 m/s

(b) If the swimmer swims at a direction θ to reach a point, p, directly opposite the river, we have;

The resultant speed across the river will be the swimmer's swimming speed which is 5.75 m/s

5.75² = y² + 4.82²

y = √(5.75² - 4.82²) = √9.78

tan(θ) = 4.82/(√9.78) = 1.54

θ = tan⁻¹(1.54) = 57.05°

The simmer need to swim 57.05° upstream to reach a point directly opposite the river

(c) If the river is 15 m wide, we have;

Time (t) = Distance/speed

The component of the swimmer's speed directly across the river = 5.75/(tan(57.05°)

The component of the swimmer's speed directly across the river = 3.73 m/s

The time, t, to cross the river is therefore;

t = 15/3.73 = 4.024 seconds

A boat travels at 15 m/s in a direction 45° east of north for an hour. The boat then turns and travels at 18 m/s in a direction 5° north of east for an hour.

What is the magnitude of the boat’s resultant velocity? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

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Answer:

16 m/s

Explanation:

First, find the displacement in the east direction.

x = (15 m/s sin 45°) (3600 s) + (18 m/s cos 5°) (3600 s)

x = 102,737 m

Next, find the displacement in the north direction.

y = (15 m/s cos 45°) (3600 s) + (18 m/s sin 5°) (3600 s)

y = 43,831 m

Find the magnitude of the displacement.

d = √(x² + y²)

d = √((102,737 m)² + (43,831 m)²)

d = 111,697 m

Finally, find the resultant velocity.

v = d / t

v = (111,697 m) / (7200 s)

v = 15.5 m/s

Rounded to the nearest whole number, the resultant velocity is 16 m/s.

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If you double the amplitude of a box on a spring, how would that affect the acceleration at maximum displacement?

The acceleration would double.

The acceleration would remain the same.

The acceleration would triple.

The acceleration would be cut in 1/2.

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Answer:

  The acceleration would double

Explanation:

Assuming the same box and spring, the maximum acceleration is proportional to amplitude. When the amplitude doubles, the acceleration would double.

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A spring is generally considered to have a linear force vs. distance characteristic. Hence, doubling the distance doubles the force. The acceleration is proportional to the force.

A person, with a mass of 50.0 kg, stands on a weighing scale in a lift which is moving
upwards with a uniform acceleration of 5.0 m/s
2
. What would be the reading on the
scale?
(A) 490 N (B) 250 N (C) 740 N (D) 240 N

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Answer:

D

Explanation:

Because I just had that answer

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