We simply asked to name three uses for mercury.
The most common and well-known use of mercury is the production of thermometers. It's property to stay liquid at room temperature makes it ideal for a temperature indicator. However, the use of mercury is thermometers has been phased out due to health hazards.
It is also used to form an amalgam which is the result of its combination with silver or gold. Mercury has been used to mine gold and silver. This application has also been phased out.
Today's use of mercury includes mercury-vapor lamps which are the bright lamps used in high-ways.
The area of the Earth (Ae) that is irradiated by is given by:
Ae = 4πRe^2, where Re = Distance from Sun to Earth
Substituting;
Ae = 4π*(1.5*10^8*1000)^2 = 2.827*10^23 m^2
On the Earth, insolation (We) = Psun/Ae
Therefore,
Psun (Rate at which sun emits energy) = We*Ae = 1.4*2.827*10^23 = 3.958*10^23 kW = 3.958*10^26 W
Answer:
a) false
b) True
c) True
d) False
e) False
Explanation:
a) False
For a diverging lens, the focal length is negative while it is positive for a converging lens
b) True
Image distances for virtual images are always negative and it also forms on the the same side of the lens as the object and is enlarged
c) True
d) False
For a diverging lens, the focal length is negative while it is positive for a converging lens
e) False
Image distances for virtual images are always negative and it also forms on the the same side of the lens as the object and is enlarged