ehanes7612
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what is the ratio of speed of an electron (mass =9.1x 10^-31) to a proton (mass=1.6 x10^-19) as they travel in parallel but opposite directions (and why?)
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Wendy
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Really fast?
ehanes7612
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yeah but why?
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Clark
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Is this a homework question?
ehanes7612
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yeah but i already know the answer and how to derive it..i posted it because its somewhat intuitive for laypersons
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Clark
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What's the carrot?
Don't want to spin my wheels for nuttin'.
Don't want to spin my wheels for nuttin'.
don't know, but they will be slowing down since they will attract
ehanes7612
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oh, i should say they start from rest..but its not relevant as its a ratio question
ehanes7612
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the opposite but parallel is my way of saying they are influenced from the same sources (without getting too technical about the experiment)..since electrons and protons have the same but opposite charge (q) and they experience the same sources , the only relevant matter is their difference in mass (but by Newtons second law concerning kinetic energy ..you have to square the answer ..but more a formality for this post)..so the answer is ..when all things equal ..electrons move 42 time faster than protons
Rick
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Sounds like you've been reading Particle at the End of the Universe
The discovery of the Higgs Boson.
Crazy stuff that melts my brain:sob:
The discovery of the Higgs Boson.
Crazy stuff that melts my brain:sob:
If two particles are moving in parrallel can they also be on the same exact plane?
Rick
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If the particles are really waves:sob:
At least electrons have mass. Bosons are mass-less particles
I have no clue to what I'm saying, just regurgitating my melted brains from reading the book:sob:
Is a wave something? Or is it just a shape?
ehanes7612
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it's a verbalized construct to help us put the behavior of particles into some context ..a basic assumption to work from..when quantum physicists figure it out they will get back to us ..but for now..a wave is more like a behavior and can be conceptualized using math (like a sine /cosine wave)
this problem is classical mechanics (Newtons 2nd law) and disregards any fluctuations on the quantum level
ehanes7612
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only if they fly the same airline
ehanes7612
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some bosons have mass
Rick
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Is that bisons or bosons
It has to be bosons because bisons move in herds not waves.
1: 7.5 x 10^12
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