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You have a grindstone (a disk) that is 90.0 kg, has a 0.340-m radius, and is turning at 90.0 rpm. Assuming the kinetic coefficient of friction between steel and stone is 0.20, calculate the angular acceleration of the grindstone. How many turns will the stone make before coming to rest?

a) 0.32 rad/s², 450 turns
b) 0.45 rad/s², 320 turns
c) 0.55 rad/s², 280 turns
d) 0.62 rad/s², 250 turns

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Final answer:

The angular acceleration of the grindstone is 0.78 rad/s². The stone will make approximately 80 turns before coming to rest.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the angular acceleration of the grindstone, we can use the equation:

τ = Iα

Where τ is the torque, I is the moment of inertia, and α is the angular acceleration.

The moment of inertia for a solid disk rotating about its central axis is given by:

I = (1/2)MR^2

Where M is the mass of the grindstone and R is the radius.

Substituting the values into the equations, we have:

τ = (1/2)MR^2α

Since the torque is equal to the force times the distance from the axis of rotation, we can write:

τ = FR

Where F is the force and R is the radius.

Substituting the values into the equation, we have:

(1/2)MR^2α = FR

Simplifying the equation, we get:

α = (2F)/(MR)

Now, let's calculate the angular acceleration.

α = (2F)/(MR) = (2 * 20.0 N) / (90.0 kg * 0.340 m) = 0.78 rad/s²

To find out how many turns the stone will make before coming to rest, we need to determine the time it takes for the stone to stop.

Using the equation:

ω = ω₀ + αt

Where ω is the angular velocity, ω₀ is the initial angular velocity, α is the angular acceleration, and t is the time.

Since we know that the final angular velocity is 0 (ω = 0), we can rearrange the equation to solve for the time:

t = - ω₀ / α

Substituting the values into the equation:

t = - (90.0 rpm * 2π rad/1 min) / (0.78 rad/s²) = - 18π s ≈ - 56.55 s

Since we can't have a negative time, we can take the absolute value of the time:

t = | - 18π s | ≈ 56.55 s

Lastly, we can calculate the number of turns by dividing the time by the period (T) of one turn:

T = 1 / (90.0 rpm) = (1 min / 90.0) * (60 s / 1 min) = 2π / (90.0 rpm * (2π rad/1 rev)) = 0.706 s/rev

Number of turns = t / T = 56.55 s / 0.706 s/rev ≈ 80 turns

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