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Chapter 4: Q85PP (page 784)

A helium ion (He++) that comes within about 10 fm of the center of the nucleus of an atom in the sample may induce a nuclear reaction instead of simply scattering. Imagine a helium ion with a kinetic energy of 3.0 MeV heading straight toward an atom at rest in the sample. Assume that the atom stays fixed. What minimum charge can the nucleus of the atom have such that the helium ion gets no closer than 10 fm from the center of the atomic nucleus? (1 fm = 1 * 10-15 m, and e is the magnitude of the charge of an electron or a proton.) (a) 2e; (b) 11e; (c) 20e; (d) 22e.

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11e charge can the nucleus of the atom have such that the helium ion gets no closer than 10 fm from the center of the atomic nucleus.

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01

Potential energy

Potential energy between charges is given by the equation

Ub=kqqHer

02

Determine the charge of the nucleus

The potential energy between two particles is given by

Ub=kqqHer

Helium has the charge of two protons

So, the next equation will be

Ka+Ua=Kb+UbKa=UbKa=kqqHerq=rkakqHe

Now from the equation the charge is

q=rKa2ek=(10×10-15m)(3.0×106ev×1.6×10-19J/eV)2(1.6×10-19J)(9.0×109N.m2/C2)=1.66×10-18C=11e

Therefore, 11e charge can the nucleus of the atom have such that the helium ion gets no closer than 10 fm from the center of the atomic nucleus.

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