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27 January, 19:40

A proton (mass m 1.67 10 27 kg) is being accelerated along a straight line at 3.6 1015 m/s2 in a machine. If the proton has an initial speed of 2.4 107 m/s and travels 3.5 cm, what then is

(a) its speed and

(b) the increase in its kinetic energy

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  1. 27 January, 23:30
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    (a) the speed is 2.93 * 10⁷ m/s

    (b) the proton's kinetic increased by 2.36 * 10⁻¹³ J

    Explanation:

    The given information is:

    initial speed, v_i = 2.4*10⁷ m/s distance travelled, d = 0.035 m acceleration, a = 3.6*10¹⁵ m/s² mass, m = 1.67*10⁻²⁷ kg

    (a) We must first determine the time it took the proton to travel the given distance:

    t = d / v_i

    t = (0.035 m) / (2.4*10⁷ m/s)

    t = 1.46 * 10⁻⁹ s

    Therefore, using the equation kinematics, we can determine the speed of the proton after 1.46 * 10⁻⁹ seconds. The speed is:

    v = v_i + a t

    v = (2.4 * 10⁷ m/s) + (3.6*10¹⁵ m/s²) (1.46 * 10⁻⁹ s)

    v = 2.93 * 10⁷ m/s

    (b) We must determine the inertial kinetic energy and the final kinetic energy:

    The initial kinetic energy is:

    EK_i = 1/2 m v_i²

    = 1/2 (1.67 * 10⁻²⁷ kg) (2.4 * 10⁷ m/s) ²

    = 4.81 * 10⁻¹³ J

    The final kinetic energy is:

    EK_f = 1/2 m v_f²

    = 1/2 (1.67 * 10⁻²⁷ kg) (2.93 * 10⁷ m/s) ²

    = 7.17 * 10⁻¹³ J

    Therefore, the proton's kinetic increased by:

    EK_f - EK_i = (7.17 * 10⁻¹³ J) - (4.81 * 10⁻¹³ J)

    EK_f - EK_i = 2.36 * 10⁻¹³ J
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