Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics
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Author: Douglas C. Giancoli
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Chapter 1, Problem 12P
(I) Express the following using the prefixes of Table 1–4:
(a) 1 × 106 volts, (b) 2 × 10−6 meters, (c) 6 × 103 days, (d) 18 × 102 bucks, and (e) 8 × 10−8 seconds.
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(I) Express the following using the prefixes of Table 1–4:
(a)1 x 106 volts,
(b) 2 x 10–6 meters,
(c) 6 x 103 days,
(d) 18 x 102 bucks, and
(e) 7 x 10–7 seconds.
(II) Use Table 1–3 to estimate the total number of protons or neutrons in (a) a bacterium, (b) a DNA molecule, (c) the human body, (d) our Galaxy.
(III) The smallest meaningful measure of length is called the
Planck length, and is defined in terms of three fundamental
constants in nature: the speed of light c
the gravitational constant G = 6.67 × 10-11 m³/kg•s², and
Planck's constant h = 6.63 × 10-34 kg·m²/s. The Planck
length {p is given by the following combination of these
three constants:
3.00 × 10° m/s,
Gh
lp
Show that the dimensions of lp are length [L], and find the
order of magnitude of lp. [Recent theories (Chapters 32
and 33) suggest that the smallest particles (quarks, leptons)
are “strings" with lengths on the order of the Planck length,
10-35 m. These theories also suggest that the “Big Bang,"
with which the universe is believed to have begun, started
from an initial size on the order of the Planck length.]
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