In a Game of Shuffleboard (Played on a Horizontal Surface)

question 71

Multiple Choice

In a game of shuffleboard (played on a horizontal surface) , a puck is given an initial speed of 6.0 m/s. It slides a distance of 9.0 m before coming to rest. What is the coefficient of kinetic friction between the puck and the surface?

• A) 0.20
• B) 0.18
• C) 0.15
• D) 0.13
• E) 0.27

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Definitions:

α-Furanose

A form of sugar where a furan ring, a five-membered oxygen-containing ring, is present in the α-configuration, relating to the position of the substituent at the anomeric carbon.

Haworth Structure

A conventional way of representing the cyclic structure of monosaccharides with a simple three-dimensional perspective.

β-Pyranose

A cyclic form of sugar where the ring contains six atoms, one of which is an oxygen atom, and the hydroxyl group at the anomeric carbon is in the equatorial position for beta configuration.

Pyranose

A form of sugar characterized by a six-membered ring structure containing an oxygen atom.