Respuesta :
Answer:
2.943 J
Explanation:
Data:
acceleration due to gravity, g = 9.81 m/s²
mass of sand = 0.5 kg
distance = 0.6
Thermal energy = the energy possessed by the falling sand
The force of sand = ma
= [tex]0.5 * 9.81\\= 4.905 N[/tex]
However, the energy is given as the force multiplied by the distance, so
E =fd
[tex]4.905 * 0.6\\= 2.943 J[/tex]
Therefore, the thermal energy is 2.943 joules
Answer:
The thermal energy added would be 2.94 J
Explanation:
Part 1
The increase in thermal energy is equal to the new potential energy of the body. As the sand falls and stop at 0.6 m it gains thermal energy in form of the potential energy;
Given the mass = 5 kg
g acceleration due to gravity = 9.8 m/[tex]s^{2}[/tex]
increase in U would be
+U = mgh
= 0.5 x 0.6 x 9.8
= 2.94 J
Therefore 2.94 J is added to the thermal energy of the body.