Remember the tube is a vacuum and the conditions include zero-gravity.
I guess my real question is will the object remain suspended in exactly the same location within the tube or will it stop in the same location regardless of the moving tube and end up colliding with the walls of this glass tube?
2006-09-16 06:16:46 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Euphojim is absolutely correct.
The reason the object stays until it collides with the glass is because of one of Newton's laws, which states an inertial body (mass) at rest will stay at rest or a body in motion will stay in motion until some force forces it to do otherwise.
2006-09-16 07:53:18 · answer #1 · answered by oldprof 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As the tube is a vacuum, air is not present to "carry" the suspended particle with the tube. Hence it will stay where it is (in relation to the space that it is in) until the glass tube collides with it and pushes it along.
If there is air in it, it depends on the speed with which the tube is moving. If it accelerates very quickly, the particle will also collide with the wall. If it is slow enough, the particle will be carried by the air within it and remain more or less in position (depending on the values of acceleration).
2006-09-16 07:07:24 · answer #2 · answered by Kemmy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As there will be no force acting on the object, when the glass tube moves inertia will keep the object in position. The tube will move relevent to the object until the tube collides with it.
2006-09-20 05:00:32 · answer #3 · answered by bikerman 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If both are initially static and there is no physical connection, when the tube moves the object stays still - there is no force acting on it until the side of the tube collides with it.
2006-09-16 06:31:58 · answer #4 · answered by ? 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
remember newton's first law of motion: any object will remain at rest unless acted upon by a force.. in this case no force is acting on the object inside the glass tube so it remains at rest. it might move due to the friction between the glass tube and the object.
2006-09-16 09:00:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
argh i really would like to answer that, but can only do so with opnion, i would beleive the suspended object would collide with the wall as there is nothing to transfer the kinetic energy to the object.
Then again the last time I jumped in a moving bus, i didnt go flying back either.
2006-09-16 06:28:30 · answer #6 · answered by englishkeymaster 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The object will not move unless it contacts the glass tube.
2006-09-16 07:34:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes once it has hit the side wall , but not until then
2006-09-16 11:32:19 · answer #8 · answered by LordLogic 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋