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X rays with a wavelength of 71 pm are directed onto a gold foil and eject tightly bound electrons from the gold atoms. The ejected electrons then move in circular paths of radius r in a region of the uniform magnetic field B→. For the fastest of the ejected electrons, the product Br is equal to localid="1664288408568" 1.88×10-4T·m. Find (a) the maximum kinetic energy of those electrons and (b) the work done in removing them from the gold atoms.

Short Answer

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1. The maximum kinetic energy is 3.1 keV.

2. The work done is 14 keV.

Step by step solution

01

 Identification of the given data:

The given data is listed below.

The product of B and r is B×r=1.88×10-4T.m

The wavelength of the X rays isλ=71pm

02

Significance of the kinetic energy of a particle:

The kinetic energy of a particle equals the amount of work required to accelerate the particle from rest to speed v. Therefore, kinetic energy on the particle is given by-

K=12mv2

The kinetic energy is a scalar, always positive or zero.

03

(a) To determine the maximum kinetic energy of the electrons:

The radius is given by

r=mevqB ….. (1)

Here, meis the mass of the electron, q is the charge of the electron, v is the speed of an electron, and B is the magnetic field.

Now, the speed of an electron can be obtained from equation (1)

v=rBqme

Therefore, kinetic energy is given by-

Kmax=12mev2=12merBqme2=rB2q22me

Thus, the maximum kinetic energy of the electrons is 3.1 keV.

04

(b) To determine the work done in removing the electrons from gold atoms:

Write the equation for energy of photon as below

Ephoton=hcλ

Here,

The Plank’s constant is

h=6.626×10-34m2.kg/s=6.626×10-34m2.kg/s1.6×10-19J=4.141×10-15eV.s

The speed of light is,

c=3×108m/s=3×1017nm/s

Therefore, the value of hc is,

Hence, the work done in removing the electrons from gold atoms is 14 keV.

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