A driver's manual states that the stopping distance quadruples as the speed doubles; that is, if it

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A driver's manual states that the stopping distance quadruples as the speed doubles; that is, if it takes 30 ft to stop a car moving at 25 mph then it would take 120 ft to stop a car moving at 50 mph. Justify this statement by using mechanics and the first law of thermodynamics. [Assume that when a car is stopped, its kinetic energy (1/2 mu2) is totally converted to heat.]
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Chemistry

ISBN: 978-0077274313

10th edition

Authors: Raymond Chang

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