Near the end of a marathon race, the first two runners are separated by a distance of 45.6 m. the front runner has a velocity of 3.1 m/s, and the second a velocity of 4.65 m/s. how many seconds earlier will the second runner reach the finish line if the front runner is 250 m from the finish line in seconds?

An ideal polarizer with its transmission axis rotated 30 degrees to the vertical is placed in a beam of unpolarized light of intensity 10w/m^2. after passing through the polarizer, what is the intensity of the beam? a. 8.7 w/m^2 b. 7.5 w/m^2 c. 5.0 w/m^2 d. 10 w/m^2 e. 2.5 w/m^2

Wave functions describe orbitals in a hydrogen atom. each function is characterized by 3 quantum numbers: n, l, and ml. if the value of n = 2: the quantum number l can have values from to . the total number of orbitals possible at the n = 2 energy level is .

Which statement is true if the refractive index of medium a is greater than that of medium b? a. total internal reflection is possible when light travels from air to medium b to medium a. b. total internal reflection is possible when light travels from medium a to medium b. c. total internal reflection is possible when light travels from medium b to medium a. d. total internal reflection is possible when light travels from air to medium a. e. total internal reflection is possible when light travels from air to medium b.