Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-11823-072-5

Chapter 28 - Magnetic Fields - Problems - Page 831: 31

Answer

$t=5.07ns$

Work Step by Step

The time period of e- and e+ can be calculated from the formula: $T=\frac{2{\pi}m}{qB}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $T=\frac{2(3.1416)(9.109\times 10^{-31})}{1.6\times 10^{-19}(3.53\times 10^{-3})}$ $T=10.133\times 10^{-9}$ $T=10.133ns$ We know that e- and e+ collide after $\frac{T}{2}$ so $t=\frac{T}{2}$ where $t$ is the time of collision between the two particles. Now, we find $t$ by using the value of $T$ found above: $t=\frac{10.133}{2}ns$ $t=5.07ns$
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