Chapter 4: 9CP (page 156)
A certain metal with atomic mass 2 × 10-25 kg has an interatomic bond with length 2.1 × 10-10 m and stiffness 40 N/m. What is the speed of sound in a rod made of this metal?
Short Answer
V=3500m/s
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Chapter 4: 9CP (page 156)
A certain metal with atomic mass 2 × 10-25 kg has an interatomic bond with length 2.1 × 10-10 m and stiffness 40 N/m. What is the speed of sound in a rod made of this metal?
V=3500m/s
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One mole of tungsten (atoms) has a mass of 184 g, as shown in the periodic table on the inside front cover of the textbook. The density of tungsten is. What is the approximate diameter of a tungsten atom (length of a bond) in a solid block of the material? Make the simplifying assumption that the atoms are arranged in a cubic array.
In outer space, a rod is pushed to the right by a constant force F (Figure 4.54). Describe the pattern of interatomic distances along the rod. Include a specific comparison of the situation at locations A, B, and C. Explain briefly in terms of fundamental principles.
Figure 4.54
Hint: Consider the motion of an individual atom inside the rod, and various locations along the rod.
(b) After the rod in part (a) reaches a speed v, the object that had been exerting the force on the rod is removed. Describe the subsequent motion of the rod and the pattern of interatomic distances inside the rod. Include a specific comparison of the situation at locations A, B, and C. Explain briefly.

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If in a certain material whose atoms are in a cubic array the interatomic distance is and the mass of one atom is , what be the density of this material?
In problem P36 you can find the effective spring stiffness corresponding to the interatomic force for aluminum and lead. Let’s assume for the moment that, very roughly, other atoms have similar values,
(a) what is the (very) approximate frequency for the vibration of , a hydrogen molecule?
(b) What is the (very) approximate frequency for the vibration of , an oxygen molecule?
(c) What is the approximate vibration frequency of the molecule , both of whose atoms are deuterium atoms (that is, each nucleus has one proton and one neutron)?
(d) Explain why the ratio of deuterium frequency to the hydrogen frequency is quite accurate, even though you have estimated each of these quantities very approximately, and the effective spring stiffness is normal expected to be significantly different for different atoms.
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