Chapter 1, Introduction Video Solutions, Physics and Chemistry of the Solar System

Problem 1

Consult the catalog of your university library or other research library to find out which of the leading planetary sciences journals are immediately available to you. Choose five of these journals and examine their tables of contents, either in hard copy or online, for several recent issues. Write a onesentence summary of the scope of Icarus, the Journal of Geophysical Research, the Astrophysical Journal, Geophysical Research Letters, and Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. If any of these journals is not available in your library, please substitute another journal from the list.

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Problem 2

Find out which abstracting services in astronomy, space science, physics, chemistry, and geology are available in your library. Which are available online? Familiarize yourself with the use of Science Citation Index.

Chris Johnson

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Problem 3

a. Write the following numbers in scientific notation:
$$
\begin{aligned}
& 0.00054 \\
& 76,453,000,000,000 \\
& 4,000,000 \times 250,000,000,000 \\
& 37,194,000 / 0.000000361
\end{aligned}
$$
b. Write the following numbers in normal notation:
$$
\begin{aligned}
& 3.14 \times 10^7 \\
& 6.673 \times 10^{-8} \\
& \left(4.13 \times 10^{-6}\right) \times\left(3.77 \times 10^5\right) \\
& 4.13 \times 10^{-6} /\left(3.77 \times 10^5\right)
\end{aligned}
$$

Bahar Tehranipoor

Numerade Educator

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Problem 4

The ideal gas law relates pressure $P$ (force per unit area $=$ mass $\times$ acceleration/area $=m l^2 /\left(t^2 l^2\right)=$ $\left.m / t^2\right)$, temperature $(T)$, molar volume $v\left(l^3 / \mathrm{mol}\right)$, and the gas constant $R[$ energy $/$ (degree mol $)=$ $\left.m l^2 /\left(t^2 T \mathrm{~mol}\right)\right]$. Use dimensional analysis to write an equation relating these quantities.

David Nguyen

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Problem 5

Use dimensional analysis to show how to convert the water flow in a river in units of acre-feet per minute into liters per second. You need not use numerical values for the individual conversion factors (feet/meter, etc.).

Carson Merrill

Numerade Educator