Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134202709
Author: Richard Wolfson
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem 66P
Calculate the speed with which cesium atoms must be “tossed” in the NIST-F1 atomic clock so that their up-and-down travel time is 1.0 s. (See the Application on page 26.)
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