A. Moving with constant non-zero speed
Answer:
9.96x10^-20 kg-m/s
Explanation:
Momentum p is the product of mass and velocity, i.e
P = mv
Alpha particles, like helium nuclei, have a net spin of zero. Due to the mechanism of their production in standard alpha radioactive decay, alpha particles generally have a kinetic energy of about 5 MeV, and a velocity in the vicinity of 5% the speed of light.
From this we calculate the speed as
v = 5% 0f 3x10^8 m/s (speed of light)
v = 1.5x10^7 m/s
The mass of an alpha particle is approximately 6.64×10−27 kg
Therefore,
P = 1.5x10^7 x 6.64×10^−27
P = 9.96x10^-20 kg-m/s
Potential energy is highest at the top of the loop, and kinetic energy is highest at the bottom of the loop.
Answer:
A. The electric field points to the left because the force on a negative charge is opposite to the direction of the field.
Explanation:
The electric force exerted on a charge by an electric field is given by:
where
F is the force
q is the charge
E is the electric field
We see that if the charge is negative, q contains a negative sign, so the force F and the electric field E will have opposite signs (which means they have opposite directions). This is due to the fact that the direction of the lines of an electric field shows the direction of the electric force experienced by a positive charge in that electric field: therefore, a negative charge will experience a force into opposite direction.
