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Reading Two Coatings After the Lamp Turns Off 4 questions

Reading Two Coatings After the Lamp Turns Off

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A museum tests two coatings for a temporary display label. Each stores some energy from a lamp and emits light after the lamp turns off. The graph shows light measured after matched lamp exposures. A coating must give at least 5 units at 4 minutes and at most 2 units at 8 minutes.

At 0, 2, 4, 6, and 8 minutes after lamp shutoff, P gives 10, 8, 6, 4, and 2 units. Q gives 10, 6, 4, 2, and 0 units.
Light readings after the two lamp exposures.
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Question 1

Which coating meets both requirements in the recorded tests?

  1. P only
  2. Q only
  3. Both coatings
  4. Neither coating

Question 2

A student says the equal readings at the moment the lamp turns off prove the labels will stay equally bright. Evaluate the claim using a later time.

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A second exhibit requires at least 5 units at 6 minutes and at most 1 unit at 8 minutes. The lamp exposure remains unchanged.

Question 3

Use both criteria to decide whether either coating works for the second exhibit.

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Question 4

The team considers a different lamp exposure for P. Identify the two post-lamp readings it must compare with the second exhibit’s requirements.

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