Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 21 - Coulomb's Law - Problems - Page 629: 73a

Answer

$ v = 2.19 \times 10^6 m/s $

Work Step by Step

We equate the Coulomb Force and centripetal force to find the speed of electron, since electron is traveling in its orbit. Solve for $ v$ $ \frac{k|e|^2}{r^2} = \frac{m_ev^2}{r}$ $ \frac{k|e|^2r}{m_er^2} =v^2$ $v= \sqrt{\frac{k|e|^2}{m_er} }$ Where $r = a_o = 5.292 \times 10^{-11} m$ $v= \sqrt{\frac{(8.99 \times 10^9 N . m^2 / C^2) (1.6 \times 10^{-19}C)^2}{(9.11 \times 10^{-31} kg )(5.292 \times 10^{-11} m)} }$ $ v = 2.19 \times 10^6 m/s $
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