Chapter 24: Q101P (page 716)
In the quark model of fundamental particles, a proton is composed of three quarks: two 鈥渦p鈥 quarks, each having charge , and one 鈥渄own鈥 quark, having charge . Suppose that the three quarks are equidistant from one another. Take that separation distance to be and calculate the electric potential energy of the system of
(a) only the two up quarks and
(b) all three quarks.
Short Answer
- The potential energy of two system of two quarks is .
- The net potential energy of all three quarks is .
