Athin, uniform rod is hinged at its midpoint. to begin with, one-half of the rod is bent upward and is perpendicular to the other half. this bent object is rotating at an angular velocity of 6.9 rad/s about an axis that is perpendicular to the left end of the rod and parallel to the rod's upward half (see the drawing). without the aid of external torques, the rod suddenly assumes its straight shape. what is the angular velocity of the straight rod?

Astring that is fixed at both ends has a length of 1.05 m. when the string vibrates at a frequency of 91.0 hz, a standing wave with five loops is formed. (a) what is the wavelength of the waves that travel on the string? (b) what is the speed of the waves? (c) what is the fundamental frequency of the string?

Some material consisting of a collection of microscopic objects is kept at a high temperature. a photon detector capable of detecting photon energies from infrared through ultraviolet observes photons emitted with energies of 0.3 ev, 0.5 ev, 0.8 ev, 2.0ev, 2.5ev, and 2.8ev. these are the only photon energies observed. (a) draw and label a possible energy-level diagram for one of the microscopic objects, which has four bound states. on the diagram, indicate the transitions corresponding to the emitted photons. explain briefly. (b) would a spring–mass model be a good model for these microscopic objects? why or why not? (c) the material is now cooled down to a very low temperature, and the photon detector stops detecting photon emissions. next, a beam of light with a continuous range of energies from infrared through ultraviolet shines on the material, and the photon detector observes the beam of light after it passes through the material. what photon energies in this beam of light are observed to be significantly reduced in intensity (“dark absorption lines”)? explain briefly.

Astudent creates a model of a closed ecosystem by filling a glass tank half full with water, then adding 10 snails and two small aquatic plants. the next day, all the snails are dead. what is the most likely cause of their death?