An Apple Weighing 3 Newtons Hangs, Motionless, from a Tree

question 16

Multiple Choice

An apple weighing 3 newtons hangs, motionless, from a tree branch. The net force on the apple is

• A) impossible to determine from the information that is given.
• B) 3 newtons downward.
• C) 6 newtons downward.
• D) 3 newtons upward.
• E) None of the above.

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Definitions:

Primary Alcohol

An alcohol with the hydroxyl group attached to a carbon atom that is bound to only one other carbon atom.

Secondary Alcohol

An alcohol where the hydroxyl group is connected to a carbon atom with two other alkyl groups attached.

Tertiary Alcohol

An alcohol in which the hydroxy functional group (OH) is bonded to a carbon atom connected to three other carbon atoms.

IUPAC Name

The systematic naming of chemical compounds based on the rules established by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry.