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An electrostatic dust precipitator that is installed in a factory smokestack includes a straight metal wire of length L=0.8 mthat is charged approximately uniformly with a total charge Q=0.410-7C . A speck of coal dust (which is mostly carbon) is near the wire, far from both ends of the wire; the distance from the wire to the speck is d=1.5 cm . Carbon has an atomic mass of 12( 6protons and 6neutrons in the nucleus). A careful measurement of the polarizability of a carbon atom gives the value

=1.9610-40CmN/C

(a) Calculate the initial acceleration of the speck of coal dust, neglecting gravity. Explain your steps clearly. Your answer must be expressed in terms ofQ,L,d,and . You can use other quantities in your calculations, but your final result must not include them. Don鈥檛 put numbers into your calculation until the very end, but then show the numerical calculation that you carry out on your calculator. It is convenient to use the 鈥渂inomial expansion鈥 that you may have learned in calculus, that(1+)n1+苍蔚is 1. Note thatcan be negative. (b) If the speck of coal dust were initially twice as far from the charged wire, how much smaller would be the initial acceleration of the speck?

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(a)The initial acceleration of the speck of coal dust is 2.3510-3m/s2.

(b) The initial acceleration of the speck will be smaller by 2.110-3m/s2.

Step by step solution

01

Identification of the given data

The given data is listed below as-

  • The length of the straight metal wire is, L=0.8m.
  • The charge of the metal wire is, Q=0.410-7C.
  • The wire鈥檚 distance from the speck is, d=1.5cm10-2m1cm=0.015m.
  • The atomic mass of carbon is 12 .
  • The value of the polarizability of the carbon atom is, =1.9610-40CmN/C.
02

Significance of the electric field

The electric field鈥檚 magnitude establishes proportional to the charge and shows an inversely proportional relationship with the specific distance square.

In this problem, the electric field equation gives the initial acceleration of the speck.

03

(a) Determination of the initial acceleration of the speck of coal dust

The equation of the magnitude of the electric field can be expressed as:

E=kQdd2+L/22

Here,Eis the magnitude of the electric field, kis the electric field constant, Qis the charge induced, Lis the length of the wire and dis radial distance.

The equation of the dipole moment is expressed as:

p=E=kQdd2+L/22

Here, pis the dipole moment, is the value of the polarizability of the carbon atom and Eis the magnitude of the electric field, kis the electric field constant, Qis the charge induced, Lis the length of the wire, and dis radial distance.

The equation of the force of the rod on the dipole is expressed as:

F=kpQd2d2+L/22=kQd2d2+L/22kQdd2+L/22

Here, Fis the force of the rod on the dipole, pis the dipole moment, Qis the charge induced, Lis the length of the wire andd is radial distance.

The equation of the mass of the carbon atom is expressed as:

mc=12m

Here, mcis the mass of the carbon atom and is the atomic weight of the carbon atom and atomic mass of the carbon is 12 .

Substitute 1.6610-27kgfor min the above equation.

mc=121.6610-27kg=1.9910-26kg

The equation of the initial acceleration is given as:

a1=Fmc

Here, a1is the initial acceleration, Fis the force of the rod on the dipole and mcis the mass of the carbon atom.

Substitute all the values in the above equation.

a1=1mckQd2d2+L/22kQdd2+L/22=1mck2d3Qd3+L/22 鈥(颈)

Substitute all the values in the above equation.

a111.9910-26kg8.99109Nm2/C221.9610-40CmN/C0.015m30.410-7C20.015m2+0.8m/2211.9910-26kg8.99109Nm2/C221.9610-40CmN/C0.015m30.410-7C20.016m8.081019Nm2/C21.9910-26kg1.9610-40CmN/C0.015m3110-14C2/m24.061045N2m4/C4kg5.80710-35C2Nm2110-14C2/m2

Hence, further simplified as,

a14.061045N2m4/C2kg5.80710-35C2Nm110-14C2/m22.351011N2m4C2kgC2Nm110-14C2/m22.351011Nm4/C2kg110-14C2/m22.3510-3N/kg

Hence, further simplified as,

a12.3510-3N/kg2.3510-3Nkg1kgm/s21N2.3510-3m/s2

Thus, the initial acceleration of the speck of coal dust is 2.3510-3m/s2.

04

(b) Determination of the smaller initial acceleration of the speck of coal dust if the speck of coal dust were initially twice as far from the charged wire

The equation (i) represents the initial acceleration of the speck of coal dust.

If the wire鈥檚 distance from the speck is made twice, then the distance will be:

d=0.015m2=0.03m

The equation of the initial acceleration is given as:

a2=Fmc

Here, a2is the initial acceleration, Fis the force of the rod on the dipole and mcis the mass of the carbon atom.

Substitute all the values in the above equation.

localid="1656990943461" a2=1mckQd2d2+L/22kQdd2+L/22=1mck2d3Q2d2+L/22 鈥(颈颈)

Substitute the values in the equation (ii).

a211.9910-26kg8.99109Nm2/C21.9910-40C.mN/C0.03m30.410-7C20.03m2+0.8m/2211.9910-26kg8.99109Nm2/C21.9910-40C.mN/C0.03m30.410-7C20.16m28.081019N2m4/C41.9910-26kg1.9910-40C.mN/C0.03m3110-14C2/m24.061045N2m4/C4kg7.2510-35C2Nm2110-14C2/m2

Hence, further simplified as,

a24.061045N2m4/C4kg7.2510-35C2Nm2110-14C2/m22.931010N2m4C4kgC2Nm2110-14C2/m22.931010Nm4/C4kg110-14C2/m22.931010N/kg

Hence, further simplified as,

a22.931010N/kg2.9310-4Nkg1kgm/s21N2.9310-4m/s2

Hence, the equation to find the smaller initial acceleration is:

a=a1-a2

Substituting 2.9310-4m/sfor a2and 2.3510-3m/s2for a1in the above equation.

a=2.3510-3m/s2-2.9310-4m/s2=2.110-3m/s2

Thus, the initial acceleration of the speck will be smaller by 2.110-3m/s2.

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