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Question: The current of a beam of electrons, each with a speed of 900m/s, is 5.00A. At one point along its path, the beam encounters

a potential step of height -1.25渭痴.What is the current on the other side of the step boundary?

Short Answer

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The current on the other side of the step boundary is lt=4.81mA.

Step by step solution

01

Identifying the data given in the question

The electron beam speed in region 1,v=900m/s

The height of the potential step Vb=-1.25渭痴

The electric current l0=500A

02

Concept used to solve the question.

Potential step

A region where a particle's potential energy rises at the expense of its kinetic energy is described by this term.

Classical physics states that if a particle's initial kinetic energy

exceeds the region's capacity for reflection, it should never do so.

However, there is a reflection by quantum physics.

Where Ris the reflection coefficient and transmission coefficient can be given as,T=1-R

03

Finding the current on the other side of the step boundary

The electron energy in region 1 can be given as

E=12mv2

Where mis mass and vis speed

localid="1663150143863" E=129.110-31kg900m/s2=3.6910-25J=2.306渭别痴

The angular wave number of the region1 can be given using the formula,

k=2

Where is wavelength

From de Broglie equation we know

=hp

Where his plank constant and pis momentum

We know

p=mv

Where mis mass and vis speed

Substituting =hmvin the wave number formula

k=2hmv=2蟺尘惫h

Substituting the values,

k=23.149.3110-31kg900m/s6.62610-34=7.77106m/s

We know, In region 2 Vb=-1.25渭痴

Ub=eVb=1.25eV

Therefore, the angular wave number in region 2 is

kb=2h2m(E-Ub)

Where Eis the electron energy, mis the mass of the electron, his plank constant, and Ubis the potential energy or potential step.

kb=23.146.62610-34Js29.110-31kg2.306-1.25渭别痴1.610-16J/渭别痴=5.528106m-1The reflection coefficient can be given as

R=B2A2

Where,

BA=k-kbk+kb

As we already calculated

k=7.77106m-1kb=5.258106m-1

Substituting the values of wave number in equation 2 (ii)

localid="1663151160800" BA=7.77106m-1-5.258106m-17.77106m-1+5.258106m-1BA=0.1928

The reflection coefficient is

R=B2A2=0.19282=0.0372

The transmission coefficient is

T=1-R=1-0.0372=0.9628

Therefore, the current on the other side of the step boundary can be given by the formula

It=TI0It=0.96285.00mAIt=4.81mA

Hence the current on the other side of the step boundary is It=4.81mA

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