An electron is at the origin. (a) calculate the electric potential va at point a, x 5 0.250 cm. (b) calculate the electric potential vb at point b, x 5 0.750 cm. what is the potential difference vb 2 va? (c) would a negatively charged particle placed at point a necessarily go through this same potential difference upon reaching point b ? explain

a)  V_a = -5.7536 10⁺⁷ V , b) Vb = -1.92 10⁻⁷ V  c) the sign of the potential change

Explanation:

The electrical potential for a point charge

     V = k q / r

Where k is the Coulomb constant that you are worth 8.99 10⁹ N m² / C²

a) potential At point x = 0.250 cm = 0.250 10-2m

    V_a =  -8.99 10⁹ 1.6 10⁻¹⁹ /0.250 10⁻²

    V_a = -5.7536 10⁺⁷ V

b) point x = 0.750 cm = 0.750 10-2

    Vb = 8.99 10⁹ (-1.6 10⁻¹⁹) /0.750 10⁻²

    Vb = -1.92 10⁻⁷ V

potemcial difference

    ΔV = Vb- Va

    V_ba = (-5.7536 + 1.92) 10⁻⁷

    V_ba = -3.83 10⁻⁷ V

c) To know what would happen to a particle, let's use the relationship between the potential and the electric field

     ΔV = E d

The force on the particle is

     F = q₀ E

     F = q₀ ΔV / d

We see that the force on the particle depends on the sign of the burden of proof. Now the burden of proof is negative to pass between the two points you have to reverse the sign of the potential, bone that the value should be reversed

          V_ba = 0.83 10⁻⁷ V

answer: the correct answer is 1.

explanation: there are various process in which a radioactive nuclei decays:

1) alpha decay: in this process, a heavier nuclei decays into lighter nuclei by releasing alpha particle. the mass number is reduced by 4 units.

2) electron capture: in this decay process, a parent nuclei absorbs an electron and gets converted into a neutron. simply, a proton and an electron combines together to form a neutron. mass number does not change in this process.

3) gamma ray emission: it is a decay process in which an unstable nuclei gives excess energy by a spontaneous electromagnetic process. this decay releases . this process does not change the mass number.

4) positron emission: it is a type of decay process, in which a proton gets converted to neutron and an electron neutrino. this is also known as -decay. in this the mass number remains same.

from the above information, we see that only alpha-decay is producing a change in the mass number of the nucleus.