University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Momentum, Impulse, and Collision - Problems - Exercises - Page 269: 8.88

Answer

The fraction of the total energy that goes into the kinetic energy of the proton is $\frac{1}{1837}$.

Work Step by Step

Let $m_p$ be the mass of the proton, and let $m_e$ be the mass of the electron. Let $v_p$ be the velocity of the proton. We can use conservation of momentum to find the velocity of the electron $v_e$ $m_p~v_p + m_e~v_e = 0$ $m_e~v_e = -m_p~v_p$ $v_e = \frac{-m_p~v_p}{m_e}$ $v_e = \frac{-1836~m_p~v_p}{m_p}$ $v_e = -1836~v_p$ We can find the total kinetic energy. $K = \frac{1}{2}m_p~v_p^2+\frac{1}{2}m_e~v_e^2$ $K = \frac{1}{2}m_p~v_p^2+\frac{1}{2}(\frac{m_p}{1836})~ (-1836~v_p)^2$ $K = \frac{1}{2}(1837)~m_p~v_p^2$ We can find the fraction of the total energy that goes into the kinetic energy of the proton. $\frac{K_p}{K} = \frac{\frac{1}{2}m_p~v_p^2}{\frac{1}{2}(1837)~m_p~v_p^2}$ $\frac{K_p}{K} = \frac{1}{1837}$ The fraction of the total energy that goes into the kinetic energy of the proton is $\frac{1}{1837}$.
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