(1 parsec) is the distance at which an object has a parallax of 1 arcsecond. The distance is about 3.26 light years.
Another way to understand it is: The distance from which the Earth's orbit appears 1 arcsecond across.
For a parallax angle of 1/2 arcsecond, the distance is <em>2 parsecs </em>(about 6.52 light years).
1 arcsecond is 1/3600 of a degree, 0.00028 degree.
Answer:
1.87 A
Explanation:
τ = mean time between collisions for electrons = 2.5 x 10⁻¹⁴ s
d = diameter of copper wire = 2 mm = 2 x 10⁻³ m
Area of cross-section of copper wire is given as
A = (0.25) πd²
A = (0.25) (3.14) (2 x 10⁻³)²
A = 3.14 x 10⁻⁶ m²
E = magnitude of electric field = 0.01 V/m
e = magnitude of charge on electron = 1.6 x 10⁻¹⁹ C
m = mass of electron = 9.1 x 10⁻³¹ kg
n = number density of free electrons in copper = 8.47 x 10²² cm⁻³ = 8.47 x 10²⁸ m⁻³
= magnitude of current
magnitude of current is given as


= 1.87 A
The given question is incomplete. The complete question is as follows.
In a nuclear physics experiment, a proton (mass
kg, charge +e =
C) is fired directly at a target nucleus of unknown charge. (You can treat both objects as point charges, and assume that the nucleus remains at rest.) When it is far from its target, the proton has speed
m/s. The proton comes momentarily to rest at a distance
m from the center of the target nucleus, then flies back in the direction from which it came. What is the electric potential energy of the proton and nucleus when they are
m apart?
Explanation:
The given data is as follows.
Mass of proton =
kg
Charge of proton = 
Speed of proton = 
Distance traveled = 
We will calculate the electric potential energy of the proton and the nucleus by conservation of energy as follows.
=

where, 
U = 
Putting the given values into the above formula as follows.
U = 
= 
= 
Therefore, we can conclude that the electric potential energy of the proton and nucleus is
.
The work-energy theorem states that the net work done by the forces on an object equals the change in its kinetic energy.