Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 18 - The Micro/Macro Connection - Exercises and Problems - Page 524: 43

Answer

$ 1.00429$

Work Step by Step

We know that the rms speed is given by $$v_{\rm rms}=\sqrt{\dfrac{3k_BT}{m}}$$ Hence the ratio of the rms speed of $\rm ^{235}UF_6$ to that of $\rm ^{238}UF_6$ is $$\dfrac{(v_{\rm rms})_{\rm ^{235}UF_6}}{(v_{\rm rms})_{\rm ^{238}UF_6}}=\sqrt{\dfrac{m_{\left(\rm ^{\bf 238}\;UF_6\right)}}{m_{\left(\rm ^{\bf235}\;UF_6\right)}}}$$ we canceled the identical variables $3k_BT$ where $m$ is the atomic mass of the element, Plugging the known; $$\dfrac{(v_{\rm rms})_{\rm ^{235}UF_6}}{(v_{\rm rms})_{\rm ^{238}UF_6}}=\sqrt{\dfrac{M_{\rm U^{238}}+M_{\rm F} }{ M_{\rm U^{235}}+M_{\rm F}}}$$ $$\dfrac{(v_{\rm rms})_{\rm ^{235}UF_6}}{(v_{\rm rms})_{\rm ^{238}UF_6}}=\sqrt{\dfrac{(238)+(6)(19) }{ (235)+(6)(19) }}=\color {red}{\bf 1.00429}$$
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