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Physics
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Section I Student Edition Solutions
Chapter 1 The Science of Physics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-1-1
Chapter 2 Motion in One Dimension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-2-1
Chapter 3 Two-Dimensional Motion and Vectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-3-1
Chapter 4 Forces and the Laws of Motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-4-1
Chapter 5 Work and Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-5-1
Chapter 6 Momentum and Collisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-6-1
Chapter 7 Circular Motion and Gravitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-7-1
Chapter 8 Fluid Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-8-1
Chapter 9 Heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-9-1
Chapter 10 Thermodynamics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-10-1
Chapter 11 Vibrations and Waves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-11-1
Chapter 12 Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-12-1
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Chapter 13 Light and Reflection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-13-1
Chapter 14 Refraction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-14-1
Chapter 15 Interference and Diffraction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-15-1
Chapter 16 Electric Forces and Fields. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-16-1
Chapter 17 Electrical Energy and Current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-17-1
Chapter 18 Circuits and Circuit Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-18-1
Chapter 19 Magnetism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-19-1
Chapter 20 Electromagnetic Induction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-20-1
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, Chapter 21 Atomic Physics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-21-1
Chapter 22 Subatomic Physics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-22-1
Appendix I Additional Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-Apx I-1
Section II Problem Workbook Solutions
Chapter 1 The Science of Physics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-1-1
Chapter 2 Motion in One Dimension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-2-1
Chapter 3 Two-Dimensional Motion and Vectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-3-1
Chapter 4 Forces and the Laws of Motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-4-1
Chapter 5 Work and Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-5-1
Chapter 6 Momentum and Collisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-6-1
Chapter 7 Circular Motion and Gravitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-7-1
Chapter 8 Fluid Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-8-1
Chapter 9 Heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-9-1
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Chapter 10 Thermodynamics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-10-1
Chapter 11 Vibrations and Waves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-11-1
Chapter 12 Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-12-1
Chapter 13 Light and Reflection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-13-1
Chapter 14 Refraction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-14-1
Chapter 15 Interference and Diffraction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-15-1
Chapter 16 Electric Forces and Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-16-1
Chapter 17 Electrical Energy and Current. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-17-1
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Physics
Solutions Manual
,Holt Physics
Teacher’s Solutions Manual
Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted
in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy,
recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in
writing from the publisher.
Teachers using HOLT PHYSICS may photocopy complete pages in sufficient
quantities for classroom use only and not for resale.
HOLT and the “Owl Design” are trademarks licensed to Holt, Rinehart and
Winston, registered in the United States of America and/or other jurisdictions.
Printed in the United States of America
If you have received these materials as examination copies free of charge, Holt,
Rinehart and Winston retains title to the materials and they may not be resold.
Resale of examination copies is strictly prohibited.
Possession of this publication in print format does not entitle users to convert
this publication, or any portion of it, into electronic format.
ISBN-13: 978-0-03-099807-2
ISBN-10: 0-03-099807-7
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 082 11 10 09 08 07
, Contents
Section I Student Edition Solutions
Chapter 1 The Science of Physics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-1-1
Chapter 2 Motion in One Dimension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-2-1
Chapter 3 Two-Dimensional Motion and Vectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-3-1
Chapter 4 Forces and the Laws of Motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-4-1
Chapter 5 Work and Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-5-1
Chapter 6 Momentum and Collisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-6-1
Chapter 7 Circular Motion and Gravitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-7-1
Chapter 8 Fluid Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-8-1
Chapter 9 Heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-9-1
Chapter 10 Thermodynamics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-10-1
Chapter 11 Vibrations and Waves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-11-1
Chapter 12 Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-12-1
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Chapter 13 Light and Reflection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-13-1
Chapter 14 Refraction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-14-1
Chapter 15 Interference and Diffraction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-15-1
Chapter 16 Electric Forces and Fields. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-16-1
Chapter 17 Electrical Energy and Current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-17-1
Chapter 18 Circuits and Circuit Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-18-1
Chapter 19 Magnetism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-19-1
Chapter 20 Electromagnetic Induction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-20-1
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, Chapter 21 Atomic Physics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-21-1
Chapter 22 Subatomic Physics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-22-1
Appendix I Additional Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-Apx I-1
Section II Problem Workbook Solutions
Chapter 1 The Science of Physics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-1-1
Chapter 2 Motion in One Dimension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-2-1
Chapter 3 Two-Dimensional Motion and Vectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-3-1
Chapter 4 Forces and the Laws of Motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-4-1
Chapter 5 Work and Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-5-1
Chapter 6 Momentum and Collisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-6-1
Chapter 7 Circular Motion and Gravitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-7-1
Chapter 8 Fluid Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-8-1
Chapter 9 Heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-9-1
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Chapter 10 Thermodynamics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-10-1
Chapter 11 Vibrations and Waves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-11-1
Chapter 12 Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-12-1
Chapter 13 Light and Reflection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-13-1
Chapter 14 Refraction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-14-1
Chapter 15 Interference and Diffraction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-15-1
Chapter 16 Electric Forces and Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-16-1
Chapter 17 Electrical Energy and Current. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-17-1
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