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jekch85
11-20-2006, 11:56 PM
1) An electrons 'falls' toward a proton from far away. If it started with zero velocity, how fast is it moving when it gets to a typical atomic distance of 1.0x10^-10 m from the proton?

a) 3.2x10^6 m/s
b) 2.2x10^6 m/s
c) 1.6x10^6 m/s
d) 1.1x10^6 m/s

I used the conservation of energy, PE=KE, which gives charge(q)*electric field potential(V)=0.5*m*v^2. Then, V=k*q/radius(r), so the equation would become k*q^2/r^2=0.5*m*v^2. From this equation, I got the answer 2.2x10^6 m/s, choice b. Is my equation correct, or should I be using something else?

2) The Earth's magnetic field above the Earth's equator is about 10^-4 T northward. If a proton is initially moving upward at 5x10^5 m/s, it will

a) curve east, making a circle with r=50m
b) curve west, making a circle with r=50m
c) curve east, making a circle with r=3 cm
d) curve west, making a circle with r=3 cm
e) keep moving in a straight path

For this question, I got answer a using the equation radius(r)=m*v/q*B(magnetic field). I'm pretty sure that part is right, but what I don't know is which way it will move. I think I'm confusing myself with the right hand rule. Any suggestions would be awesome.

3) I have a 500-turn circular coil of wire, 0.10 m in diameter, in a 0.025 T magnetic field. Initially the plane of the coil is perpendicular to B. If I flip the coil 180 degrees in 1/30 of a second, what is the average voltage created across the ends of the coil?

a) -6.0V
b) -12V
c) -3.0V
d)-24V

I got c for this one. I used found the flux to be 1.96x10^-4 and then I found V by using V=-number of turns(N)*(flux)/time. I got -2.94, but is this the right way to solve this type of problem?

Thank you to anyone who can help me!!!!

OfficeShredder
11-21-2006, 12:34 AM
For number two, use the left hand rule. The electron is moving up, and the magnetic field is going from the south pole to the north pole, so is directed north. So if you point your fingers up, and your palm is to the south, your thumb points in the direction the electron is turning. This gives you that it curves west

jekch85
11-21-2006, 12:44 AM
I'm not sure why I would use the left hand rule. Don't you use the right hand rule for a proton?