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==== Kick Off Questions ==== | ==== Kick Off Questions ==== | ||
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- Is energy a vector or scalar quantity? | - Is energy a vector or scalar quantity? | ||
- If you have two positive charges, what is the sign of electric potential energy? What if you have two negative charges? What if you have one positive and one negative? | - If you have two positive charges, what is the sign of electric potential energy? What if you have two negative charges? What if you have one positive and one negative? | ||
- | - What does the sign of electric potential energy tell you about? | + | - What does the sign of electric potential energy |
==== Main Problem ==== | ==== Main Problem ==== | ||
- | After your team gave such accurate advice regarding the safety of the monitoring equipment on top of Stormchaser HQ_2, the local S.P.A.R.T.A.N. station chief has asked you to assist with a top secret | + | After your team gave such accurate advice regarding the safety of the monitoring equipment on top of FTOE, the local S.P.A.R.T.A.N. station chief has asked you to assist with one of the top secret |
- | In order to deploy the T.N.D., it must be launched upward via a massive spring to the proper height in the atmosphere. | + | In order to deploy the T.N.D., it must be driven by truck to the storm and launched upward via a massive spring to the proper height in the atmosphere. |
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2. The spring is very large. In order for the compressed spring-T.N.D. system to fit on a transport truck, the spring must be compressed at least $\Delta x_{min} = 6$ m in length. | 2. The spring is very large. In order for the compressed spring-T.N.D. system to fit on a transport truck, the spring must be compressed at least $\Delta x_{min} = 6$ m in length. | ||
- | You must determine a range of charge that would be acceptable to place on the T.N.D., such that the compression process is both safe AND effective. Once compressed, the spring-T.N.D. system can be transported by truck to any desired launch location, where the T.N.D. can be remotely launched by the spring into the atmosphere to hopefully mitigate some of the destructive weather in Lakeview. | + | You must determine a range of charge that would be acceptable to place on the T.N.D., such that the compression process is both safe AND effective. Once compressed, the spring-T.N.D. system can be driven |
<WRAP INFO> | <WRAP INFO> | ||
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==== Wrap Up Questions ==== | ==== Wrap Up Questions ==== | ||
- Qualitatively, | - Qualitatively, | ||
- | - What is the sign of electric potential energy in this case? What does it mean for electric potential energy to be positive or negative? | ||
- When the spring is fully compressed, what is the electric force on the positive charge? What is the spring force on the positive charge? What is the net force on the positive charge? | - When the spring is fully compressed, what is the electric force on the positive charge? What is the spring force on the positive charge? What is the net force on the positive charge? | ||
- What is the general approach to solving a physics problem using energy? (What steps did you follow in this problem?) | - What is the general approach to solving a physics problem using energy? (What steps did you follow in this problem?) |