Michelson and Morley's experiment is widely considered to have been: a. a success because it detected a shift in the interference pattern.
b. a failure because it detected a shift in the interference pattern.
c. a success because it did not detect a shift in the interference pattern.
d. a failure because it did not detect a shift in the interference pattern.
e. lacking the necessary precision to determine a shift in the interference pattern.

The correct answer is option (c) a success because it did not detect a shift in the interference pattern.

Explanation:

In Michelson and Morley experiment  it was considered to be successful.

They both found out that the experiment that was carried out was not a failure  since it did not detect any shift in the interference pattern.

With this findings it was widely regarded as correct and precise.

a charge 3q is at the origin, and a charge −2q is on the positive x axis at x=a. part a where on the x-axis would you place a third charge so it would experience no net electric force? enter an expression for the exact answer, which will involve a square-root sign. (do not enter an approximate decimal answer.)

hi there!

out of the two, (b) precision would be more reasonable.   however, both a and b could be pretty reasonable.

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