Pregunta 1
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What is the phase of electromagnetic wave (E=E0 cos(ωt-kr))?
Pregunta 2
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Energy of electromagnetic wave is:
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Proportional to cross product of electric and magnetic field vectors
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Proportional to relation of electric field vector to magnetic field vector
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Proportional to the vector addition of electric and magnetic field vectors
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Proportional to dot product of electric and magnetic field vectors
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Proportional to the vector subtraction of electric and magnetic field vectors
Pregunta 3
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The speed of light is given by the value of
Pregunta 4
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Maxwell’s equation can be written in the form shown below. If magnetic charge exists and if it is conserved, which of these equations will have to be changed?
Pregunta 5
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What is the direction of the Poynting vector in the picture
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Along negative y axis
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Along positive z axis
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Along positive x axis
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Along negative x axis
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Along negative z axis
Pregunta 6
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What is NOT true about electric and magnetic fields?
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The electric field and magnetic field each satisfy a wave equation
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The electric and magnetic fields are perpendicular to each other
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The electric and magnetic fields perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation
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The magnitudes of electric and magnetic fields in electromagnetic wave are related by the expression E/B = c
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The electric and magnetic fields does not vary with time for an electromagnetic wave
Pregunta 7
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Color of electromagnetic radiation is defined by
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Amplitude
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Frequency
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Phase
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Speed
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Intensity
Pregunta 8
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What is it visible light?
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Electromagnetic waves with wavelengths from 4*10^-7 until 8*10^-7 m in vacuum
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All electromagnetic waves
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Electromagnetic waves with wavelengths from 2*10^-9 until 9*10^-7 m in vacuum
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Electromagnetic waves with wavelengths from 4*10^-7 until 1*10^-3 m in vacuum
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No right answer
Pregunta 9
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Which wave below has the longest wavelength?
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Infrared waves
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Radio waves
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Ultra violet waves
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X-rays
Pregunta 10
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A sheet of paper will not act as a mirror because paper
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Refracts light
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Absorbs light
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Reflects light
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Diffuses light
Pregunta 11
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Which of the following is not true about light?
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Light needs a medium to travel in
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The speed of light is different in different media
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Light takes about 8 minutes to travel from the sun to the earth
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It is a form of energy
Pregunta 12
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When light reflects from a surface, there is a change in its
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Speed
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Wavelength
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Frequency
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All of these
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None of these
Pregunta 13
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Light will almost travel from one place to another along a path of least
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Expense
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Distance
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Effort
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Complication
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Time
Pregunta 14
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Which of these electromagnetic waves has the shortest wavelength?
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Ultraviolet waves
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Infrared waves
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Radio waves
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Light waves
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X-rays
Pregunta 15
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Determining the speed of light became a critical experiment for the wave and particle theories of light because
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The wave theory assumes the speed of light is instantaneous
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Rectilinear propagation only works if the speed of light is very fast
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The wave theory predicted light would move slower in a denser medium, while the particle theory predicted the opposite
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The particle theory predicted light would move slower in a denser medium, while the wave theory predicted the opposite
Pregunta 16
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Which experiment is it? The speed of light was eventually measured when astronomer measured the time it took light to travel from planet to Earth.
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Galileo’s experiment
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Roemer’s experiment
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Fizeau’s experiment
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Kepler’s experiment
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Newton’s experiment
Pregunta 17
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A spherical, concave mirror is shown in the figure above. The focal point F and the location of the object O are indicated. At what point will the image located?
Pregunta 18
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In which figure ray for converging lens is drawn correctly?
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a and b
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a and c
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Only a
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Only b
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No right answer
Pregunta 19
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If the incident ray is precisely at the critical angle, the refracted ray is ______ to the boundary at the point of incidence.
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Tangent
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Normal
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Sine curve
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Cosine curve
Pregunta 20
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Rainbow appears because of
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Refraction and dispersion of sun rays in rain drops
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Diffraction of sun rays in rain drops
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Reflection of sun rays from rain drops
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Refraction and dispersion of sun rays in snowflake
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Interference of sun rays with each other
Pregunta 21
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In order to observe interference in light waves, the following conditions must be met:
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Source must be coherent
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Source must be of single wavelength
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Path difference does not depend on phase difference
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Amplitude of the two waves should be the same
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Wavelength and size of slit should be of same order
Pregunta 22
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Wave interference can be constructive if
Pregunta 23
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Increasing the wavelengths in a double-slit experiment has what effect on the position of maxima on a screen at fixed distance?
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None
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Maxima get closer together
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Maxima get farther apart
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Maxima get cancelled by minima
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Maxima pass minima on the screen
Pregunta 24
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In a single slit diffraction experiment, the width of the slit through which light passes is increased. What happens to the central bright fringe?
Pregunta 25
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Match every formula with its description:
1) dsinθ = mλ
2) dsinθ = (m + 1/2)λ
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1 - Constructive interference for double-slit experiment
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1 - Destructive interference for double-slit experiment
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2 - Constructive interference for double-slit experiment
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2 - Destructive interference for double-slit experiment
Pregunta 26
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Match every formula with its description:
1) 2t = (m + 1/2)λn
2) 2t = mλn
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1 - Destructive interference in thin films
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1 - Constructive interference in thin films
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2 - Destructive interference in thin films
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2 - Constructive interference in thin films
Pregunta 27
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Match figures of diffraction patterns of two points sources with their description:
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A - Patterns are well resolved
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B - Patterns are well resolved
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B - Patterns are just resolved
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A - Patterns are just resolved
Pregunta 28
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What is not true about the Fresnel diffraction?
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Diffraction is occurring near the aperture
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a/R ≥ 1, if a is size of aperture, R is distance between aperture and observation points
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Intensity distribution of Fresnel diffraction
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In Fresnel diffraction, distance between n-th zone and observation points P is equal to b + n(λ/2), where b is distance between source and point P
Pregunta 29
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What is false about doing a double-slit experiment with sound and light:
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The sources must be coherent for the interference pattern to be observed
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They both produce a pattern of high and low intensity (loud and quiet) at some distance away from the double-slit
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They both work best with a single-frequency source
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The slits for sound must be extremely close together when compared to light
Pregunta 30
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Transmitted light has maximum intensity if transmission axes of polaroids are
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Aligned with each other
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At an angle of 45 degree with each other
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Perpendicular to each other
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Optical active and at angle of 30 degree with each other
Pregunta 31
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What is true about the polarizing angle?
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The angle of incidence at which this polarization occurs
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The angle of reflection at which this polarization occurs
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The polarizing angle is called Brewster’s angle
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The polarizing angle can be defined by Malus’s law
Pregunta 32
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Light from any ordinary source (such as a flame) is usually:
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Plane polarized
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Circularly polarized
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Unpolarized
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Elliptically polarized
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Monochromatic
Pregunta 33
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The SI standard of time is based on
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The daily rotation of the earth
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The frequency of light emitted by Kr86
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The yearly revolution of the earth about the sun
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None of these
Pregunta 34
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10^9s
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10^-9 s
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10^-10 s
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10^-11 s
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10^-16 s
Pregunta 35
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The SI standard of length is based on:
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The distance from the north pole to the equator along a meridian passing through Paris
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Wavelength of light emitted by Hg198
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Wavelength of light emitted by Kr86
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A precision meter stick in Paris
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The speed of light
Pregunta 36
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Which of the following is closest to a yard in length?
Pregunta 37
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There is no SI base unit for area because
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We live in a three (not a two) dimensional world
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An area has no thickness; hence no physical standard can be built
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It is impossible to express square feet in terms of meters
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Area can be expressed in terms of square meters
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Area is not an important physical quantity
Pregunta 38
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The SI base unit for mass is:
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gram
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pound
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kilogram
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ounce
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kilopound
Pregunta 39
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10^-3 kg
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10^−6 kg
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1 kg
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103 kg
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106 kg
Pregunta 40
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Which of the following weighs about a pound?
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0.05 kg
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0.5 kg
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5 kg
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50 kg
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500 kg