Question

14) What, if anything, is wrong with the following statements? If something is wrong, explain

      what it is and how to correct it. If nothing is wrong, explain what is involved and how it

      works.

(a) If an electrically charged particle is placed at rest at a point and it accelerates

     from rest when released, then the electric potential at the initial point cannot

                      be zero.

         (b) When the image produced by a thin lens is on the same side of the lens as

      the object, it cannot be brought to a focus on a screen.

(c) A student considering an ideal gas undergoing an adiabatic process says: "since there is no energy exchange via heating the temperature of the gas won't change."

Answer 1