Answer:
A) The distance of the deuterons from one another = 2.224× 10⁻⁷ m
B) The electrical force of repulsion among them shows a small effect in beam stability.
Explanation:
Given that:
A Van de Graaff generator produces a beam of 2.02-MeV deuterons
If the beam current is 10.0 μA, the distance of the deuterons from one another can be determined by using the concept of kinetic energy of the generator.
[tex]\mathtt{K.E = \dfrac{1}{2}mv^2}[/tex]
2 K.E = mv²
[tex]\mathtt{v^2 = \dfrac{2 K.E }{m}}[/tex]
[tex]\mathtt{v =\sqrt{ \dfrac{2 K.E }{m}}}[/tex]
so, v is the velocity of the deuterons showing the distance of the deuterons apart from one another.
[tex]\mathtt{v =\sqrt{ \dfrac{2 (2.02 \ MeV) \times \dfrac{10^6 \ eV}{ 1 \ MeV} \times \dfrac{1.60 \times 10^{-19} \ J }{1 \ eV} }{ 3.34 \times 10^ {-27} \ kg}}}[/tex]
[tex]\mathtt{v =\sqrt{ \dfrac{6.464 \times 10^{-13} \ J }{ 3.34 \times 10^ {-27} \ kg}}}[/tex]
v = 13911611.49 m/s
v = 1.39 × 10⁷ m/s
So, If the beam current is 10.0 μA.
We all know that:
[tex]I = \dfrac{q}{t}[/tex]
[tex]t = \dfrac{q}{I}[/tex]
[tex]\mathtt{ t = \dfrac{1.6 * 10 ^{-19} \ C}{10.0 * 10^{-6} \ A}}[/tex]
t = 1.6 × 10⁻¹⁴ s
Finally, the distance of the deuterons from one another = v × t
the distance of the deuterons from one another = (1.39 × 10⁷ m/s × 1.6 × 10⁻¹⁴ s)
the distance of the deuterons from one another = 2.224× 10⁻⁷ m
B) Is the electrical force of repulsion among them a significant factor in beam stability? Explain.
The electrical force of repulsion among them shows a small effect in beam stability. This is because, one nucleus tends to put its nearest neighbor at potential V = (k.E × q) / r = 7.3e⁻⁰³ V. This is very small compared to the 2.02-MeV accelerating potential, Thus, repulsion within the beam is a small effect.
