University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)

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Chapter 23 - Electric Potential - Problems - Exercises - Page 784: 23.85

Answer

Choice (b)

Work Step by Step

From conservation energy law we could get the charge by \begin{gather} K =U \\ K =k \frac{q_2 q_1}{r} \\ q_2 =\frac{r K }{k q_1}\\ q_2 = \frac{r K }{k\,2e }\\ q_2 =\frac{\left(10 \times 10^{-15} \mathrm{m}\right)\left(3.0 \times 10^{6} \mathrm{eV} \times 1.6 \times 10^{-19} \mathrm{J} \right)}{2e\left(9.0 \times 10^{9} \mathrm{N} \cdot \mathrm{m}^{2} / \mathrm{C}^{2}\right)}\\ q_2 = 1.66 \times 10^{-18} \,\text{C} \end{gather} To get the charge in $e$, we divide the charge by $1.6 \times 10^{-19}$ $$q_2 = \dfrac{1.66 \times 10^{-18} \,\text{C} }{1.6 \times 10^{-19}} \approx 11e $$ The answer is choice (b)
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