Atoms of element a decay to atoms of element b with a half-life of 20,000 years. if there are 10,000 atoms of a to begin with (and 0 atoms of b), how long will it take for there to be 2,500 atoms of a?

Electric charge is uniformly distributed inside a nonconducting sphere of radius 0.30 m. the electric field at a point p, which is 0.50 m from the center of the sphere, is 15,000 n/c and is directed radially outward. what is the maximum magnitude of the electric field due to this sphere

Asubmarine has a "crush depth" (that is, the depth at which water pressure will crush the submarine) of 250 m. what is the approximate pressure (water plus atmospheric) at this depth? (recall that the density of seawater is 1025 kg/m3, g = 9.81 m/s2, and 1 kg/(ms2) = 1 pa = 9.8692 10-6 atm.) a. 34.8 atm b. 24.8 atm c. 25.8 atm d. 7.8 atm

Astudent is performing an experiment comparing sound and light waves. the student gathers the following data. what conclusion does the student most likely make based on this data? light waves always travel the same speed; however, the speed of sound is determined by the medium that it travels through. all sound waves always have the same energy, so the temperature of the medium does not affect wave speed. light needs to vibrate particles, so it travels fastest in tightly packed solids, while sound does not need a medium, so it travels fastest in a gas. tightly packed particles in solids slow down the light waves; however, sound waves make particles bounce into each other, so they travel faster in solids.