You Want to Elope by Sliding Down a Nylon Rope

question 63

Multiple Choice

You want to elope by sliding down a nylon rope made by tying stockings together.The rope will withstand a maximum tension of 300 N without breaking.Your mass is 61.2 kg.The magnitude of the smallest acceleration a with which you can slide down the rope is

• A)9.81 m/s²
• B)4.91 m/s²
• C)zero
• D)2.40 m/s²
• E)19.6 m/s²

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Proton Acceptor

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A substance that can accept hydrogen ions (protons) or more generally, donate electron pairs in reactions.

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A solution characterized by its osmolality, which is a measure of the concentration of solutes per kilogram of solvent.