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An early model of the atom, proposed by Rutherford after his discovery of the atomic nucleus, had a positive point charge +Ze (the nucleus) at the center of a sphere of radius R with uniformly distributed negative charge -Ze. Z is the atomic number, the number of protons in the nucleus and the number of electrons in the negative sphere. a. Show that the electric field strength inside this atom is

Ein=Ze401r2-rR3

b. What is E at the surface of the atom? Is this the expected value? Explain.

c. A uranium atom has Z = 92 and R = 0.10 nm. What is the electric field strength at r = 1 2 R?

Short Answer

Expert verified

It has been verified that the electric field strength inside the atom is

E=Ze401r2-rR3

the electrical field is 0 at any surface of any atom

The electric field strength of uranium at r=R / 2 is 4.621013N/C

Step by step solution

01

part (a) step 1: given  information

Ze

We use Gauss' Law to find the electric field inside the sphere.

=Eda=Q0

Where

is the Electric Flux

E is the Electric Field

d a is the Area

Q is the Total Charge

0 is the Permittivity

The charge inside the sphere from the electron can be evaluated as:

Q=-Ze

The total charge enclosed in a sphere of radius r is -Zer3R3

r is the radius inside the atom.

The electric field from the electrons can thus be given by:

E4r2=-Zer30R3

The electric field from nucleus is from a point charge Z e It is thus being given by:

E4r2=Ze0

Combining the above equations, we get:

E=Ze401r2-rR3

02

part (b) step 1: given  information

Since atoms are neutral therefore it can be said that the electric field strength at the surface of the atom is 0

03

part (c) step 1: given  information

The electric field strength at the uranium surface is calculated as

E=Ze401r2-rR3

Calculation:

Evaluating electric field for the values of

Z=92, R=0.1,nm, r=0.5 R

E=921.610-1948.8510-1210.250.12-0.50.12

=4.621013N/C

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