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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2]
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Gauss's Law

Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2] · Physics · Gauss's Law

Consider a very rough model of a beryllium atom. The nucleus...

Consider a very rough model of a beryllium atom. The nucleus consists of four protons and four neutrons, confined to a small volume of radius 10−15 m10^{-15} \text{ m}. The two 1s1s electrons form a spherical charge cloud at an average distance of 1.3×10−11 m1.3 \times 10^{-11} \text{ m} from the nucleus, while the two 2s2s electrons form another spherical cloud at an average distance of 5.2×10−11 m5.2 \times 10^{-11} \text{ m} from the nucleus. Determine the electric field at a point just inside the 1s1s cloud.

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  1. A2.1×1012 N C−12.1 \times 10^{12} \text{ N C}^{-1}
  2. B1.7×1013 N C−11.7 \times 10^{13} \text{ N C}^{-1}
  3. C5.1×1013 N C−15.1 \times 10^{13} \text{ N C}^{-1}
  4. D3.4×1013 N C−13.4 \times 10^{13} \text{ N C}^{-1}

Correct answer

D. 3.4×1013 N C−13.4 \times 10^{13} \text{ N C}^{-1}

Step-by-step solution

By Gauss's law, the electric field at a distance rr from the center of a spherically symmetric charge distribution depends only on the net charge enclosed within a sphere of radius rr.

For a point just inside the 1s1s cloud, the distance from the nucleus is r=1.3×10−11 mr = 1.3 \times 10^{-11} \text{ m}. Since the point is just inside the electron cloud, the sphere of radius rr encloses only the nucleus. The electron clouds are outside this radius and do not contribute to the enclosed charge.

The beryllium nucleus contains 44 protons, so the enclosed charge is q=+4e=4×1.6×10−19 C=6.4×10−19 Cq = +4e = 4 \times 1.6 \times 10^{-19} \text{ C} = 6.4 \times 10^{-19} \text{ C}.

The electric field is given by:

E=14πϵ0qr2E = \dfrac{1}{4\pi\epsilon_0} \dfrac{q}{r^2}

Substituting the given values:

E=9×109×6.4×10−19(1.3×10−11)2E = \dfrac{9 \times 10^9 \times 6.4 \times 10^{-19}}{(1.3 \times 10^{-11})^2}

E=57.6×10−101.69×10−22E = \dfrac{57.6 \times 10^{-10}}{1.69 \times 10^{-22}}

E≈34.1×1012 N C−1=3.4×1013 N C−1E \approx 34.1 \times 10^{12} \text{ N C}^{-1} = 3.4 \times 10^{13} \text{ N C}^{-1}
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