(a) Calculate the velocity v = dr and acceleration a = dt dv and their absolute values. dt Express the acceleration in terms of the velocity. (result for checking and for further v². calculation: a = (b) Use Newton's law (F = ma) to calculate the corresponding centripetal force. The centripetal force should be balanced with the Coulomb force to keep the electron on the circle around the proton. In the first shell, the electron moves around the proton at a distance of r = 5.29 × 10-11 m. Calculate the required velocity to keep the electron on a force-balanced ride around the proton.

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6. Consider the situation of an electron rotating in circular motion around a proton. The position
vector of the electron on the circle is related to the cartesian base vectors via:
r = rcos(0)x + rsin(0)ŷ = rcos(wt)â+ rsin(wt)ŷ
Where 0 is the angle above the x-axis, that the electron has passed over.
r
e= pt
(a) Calculate the velocity v =
dr
and acceleration a =
dt
dv
and their absolute values.
dt
Express the acceleration in terms of the velocity. (result for checking and for further
v².
calculation: a =
r
(b) Use Newton's law (F = ma) to calculate the corresponding centripetal force. The
centripetal force should be balanced with the Coulomb force to keep the electron on the
circle around the proton. In the first shell, the electron moves around the proton at a
distance of r = 5.29 × 10-11 m. Calculate the required velocity to keep the electron
on a force-balanced ride around the proton.
Transcribed Image Text:6. Consider the situation of an electron rotating in circular motion around a proton. The position vector of the electron on the circle is related to the cartesian base vectors via: r = rcos(0)x + rsin(0)ŷ = rcos(wt)â+ rsin(wt)ŷ Where 0 is the angle above the x-axis, that the electron has passed over. r e= pt (a) Calculate the velocity v = dr and acceleration a = dt dv and their absolute values. dt Express the acceleration in terms of the velocity. (result for checking and for further v². calculation: a = r (b) Use Newton's law (F = ma) to calculate the corresponding centripetal force. The centripetal force should be balanced with the Coulomb force to keep the electron on the circle around the proton. In the first shell, the electron moves around the proton at a distance of r = 5.29 × 10-11 m. Calculate the required velocity to keep the electron on a force-balanced ride around the proton.
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