The Record for the Highest Speed Achieved in a Laboratory

question 38

Multiple Choice

The record for the highest speed achieved in a laboratory for a uniformly rotating object was 2.01 × 10³ m/s for a 0.15-m long carbon rod. What was the period of rotation of the rod?

• A)7.4 × 10^-5 s
• B)3.1 × 10^-4 s
• C)4.7 × 10^-4 s
• D)5.2 × 10^-3 s
• E)1.3 × 10^-3 s

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