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yayirunin2car
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Here is my problem [the last one of a lot that I already got all right and have to turn in by midnight - so you can sense my frustration, lol.]
A .39microF capacitor is charged by a 1.5 V battery. After being charged, the capacitor is connected to a small electric motor.
a) Assuming 100% efficiency, to what height can the motor lift a 2.2 gram mass?
b) What initial voltage must the capacitor have if it is to lift a 2.2 g through a height of 1 cm?
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What I tried doing was finding the stored energy using U = 1/2CV^2. Once I got that I plugged it into u=mgy, because for some reason I thought my 'y' would give me the height. The answers I got were wrong though, and I've been wracking my brain and reading the book trying to figure it out, but I'm at a loss.
Thanks in advance for any help, :):).
Diana
A .39microF capacitor is charged by a 1.5 V battery. After being charged, the capacitor is connected to a small electric motor.
a) Assuming 100% efficiency, to what height can the motor lift a 2.2 gram mass?
b) What initial voltage must the capacitor have if it is to lift a 2.2 g through a height of 1 cm?
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What I tried doing was finding the stored energy using U = 1/2CV^2. Once I got that I plugged it into u=mgy, because for some reason I thought my 'y' would give me the height. The answers I got were wrong though, and I've been wracking my brain and reading the book trying to figure it out, but I'm at a loss.
Thanks in advance for any help, :):).
Diana