Nikolas had an idea that he could use the compressed carbon dioxide in a fire extinguisher to propel him on his skateboard. Nikolas, the fire extinguisher, and the skateboard have a combined mass of 50 kg. What force would the fire extinguisher have to produce to propel Nikolas if he wanted to accelerate at a rate of 1.2 m/s2? Round your answer to the nearest whole newton. 60 N Which of Newton’s laws did Nikolas have to use to calculate this force?

The force of 60 Newtons would be produced by the extinguisher to propel Nikolas.

Explanation:

Combined Mass of the skate board and extinguisher,m= 50 kg

Rate of the acceleration Nikolas wants ,a=

The force of 60 Newtons would be produced by the extinguisher to propel Nikolas.

answer: -

reaction:

na + cl ⇌ nacl

balanced chemical equation:

na + 2cl ⇌ nacl2

sodium + clorine goes to form sodium chloride (table salt).

the product is nacl2.

and the reactants are na and cl.

(note: if you don’t know what ⇌ means, read below: -

⇌(double head arrow) means reversible reaction).