Question
MasteringPhysics: CH 18-HWI-Google Chrome a Secure https//session.masteringphysics.com/myct/itemView?offset-next&assignmentProblem;/D Part A A deuteron, , is the nucleus of a hydrogen isotope and consists of one proton and one neutron. T speed of the deuterons? Express your answer using two significant figures Vrms 1.9 108 m/s Submit My Answers Give Up Correct Part B is this a significant fraction of the speed of light (c 3.0 x 10°m/s)? Express your answer using two significant figures 0.65 % Submit My Answers Give Up Correct Part C What would the temperature of the plasma be if the deuterons had an rms speed equal to 9.0x10-2 c Express your answer using two significant figures T 8.8 100 Submit My Answers Give Up Incorrect; Try Again; 12 attempts remaining
Explanation / Answer
Here ,
rms speed of the deutron = sqrt(3* k * T/m)
let the tempertaure is T
9 *10^-2 * 3 *10^8 = sqrt(3 * 1.38 *10^-23 * T/(2.014 * 1.67 *10^-27))
solving for T
T = 5.92 *10^10 K
the temperature is 5.92 *10^10 K