Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 21 - Coulomb's Law - Problems - Page 629: 72

Answer

$ r_f = 1.64 \times 10^{-9} m $

Work Step by Step

$E = \Delta K + (-\Delta U)$ since $E = \Delta \frac{1}{2} m v^2 - \Delta \frac{ke^2}{r}$ $E = (\frac{1}{2} m v_f^2 - \frac{1}{2} m v_i^2) - ( \Delta \frac{ke^2}{r_f} - \Delta \frac{ke^2}{r_i}) $ Since the proton is at rest initially, $U_f = 0$ and energy must be conserved, so $E = 0$ $0 = \frac{1}{2} mv_f^2 - \frac{1}{2} mv_i^2 - \frac{ke^2}{r_f}$ Now we solve for $r_f$ and $v_f = 2V_i$ $\frac{ke^2}{r_f} = \frac{1}{2} m(2v_i)^2 - \frac{1}{2} mv_i^2 $ $\frac{ke^2}{r_f} = \frac{1}{2} m (4v_i^2 - v_i^2) $ $\frac{ke^2}{r_f} = \frac{1}{2} m (3v_i^2 ) $ $ r_f = \frac{2ke^2}{3m v_i^2} $ $ r_f = \frac{2(8.99 \times 10^9 N . m^2 / C^2)(1.6 \times 10^{-19}C)^2}{3(9.11 \times 10^{-31} kg ) (3.2 \times 10^5 m/s)^2} $ $ r_f = 1.64 \times 10^{-9} m $
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