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2018 · Shift 0 · Q57
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Center of Mass question

2018 · Shift 0 · Q57

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The mass of a hydrogen molecule is 3.32 ×\times× 10-27 kg. If 1023 hydrogen molecules strike, per second, a fixed wall of area 2 cm2 at an angle of 45o to the normal, and rebound elastically with a speed of 103 m/s, then the pressure on the wall is nearly:
  1. A
    2.35 ×\times× 103 N m-2
  2. B
    4.70 ×\times× 103 N m-2
  3. C
    2.35 ×\times× 102 N m-2
  4. D
    4.70 ×\times× 102 N m-2
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Correct answer: A

  1. Given data
  • Mass of one hydrogen molecule: m=3.32×10−27 kgm = 3.32\times 10^{-27}\ \text{kg}m=3.32×10−27 kg
  • Number of molecules striking per second: n=1023 s−1n = 10^{23}\ \text{s}^{-1}n=1023 s−1
  • Area of wall: A=2 cm2=2×10−4 m2A = 2\ \text{cm}^2 = 2\times 10^{-4}\ \text{m}^2A=2 cm2=2×10−4 m2
  • Speed of rebound (and hence incident speed, since collision is elastic): v=103 m s−1v = 10^3\ \text{m s}^{-1}v=103 m s−1
  • Angle with the normal: θ=45∘\theta = 45^\circθ=45∘
  1. Velocity component normal to the wall

Only the normal component contributes to pressure: vn=vcos⁡θ=103cos⁡45∘=1032v_n = v\cos\theta = 10^3\cos45^\circ = \frac{10^3}{\sqrt{2}}vn​=vcosθ=103cos45∘=2​103​

  1. Change in momentum for one molecule

Since the molecule rebounds elastically, the normal component reverses direction.

So change in momentum per molecule is: Δp=2mvn=2mvcos⁡θ\Delta p = 2mv_n = 2m v\cos\thetaΔp=2mvn​=2mvcosθ

Substitute values: Δp=2×3.32×10−27×103×12\Delta p = 2\times 3.32\times 10^{-27}\times 10^3\times \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}Δp=2×3.32×10−27×103×2​1​

Δp=6.64×10−24×12\Delta p = 6.64\times 10^{-24}\times \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}Δp=6.64×10−24×2​1​

Δp≈4.70×10−24 kg m s−1\Delta p \approx 4.70\times 10^{-24}\ \text{kg m s}^{-1}Δp≈4.70×10−24 kg m s−1

  1. Force on the wall

If 102310^{23}1023 molecules strike per second, then force is rate of change of momentum: F=nΔp=1023×4.70×10−24F = n\Delta p = 10^{23}\times 4.70\times 10^{-24}F=nΔp=1023×4.70×10−24

F=4.70×10−1 N=0.47 NF = 4.70\times 10^{-1}\ \text{N} = 0.47\ \text{N}F=4.70×10−1 N=0.47 N

  1. Pressure on the wall

P=FA=0.472×10−4P = \frac{F}{A} = \frac{0.47}{2\times 10^{-4}}P=AF​=2×10−40.47​

P=2.35×103 N m−2P = 2.35\times 10^3\ \text{N m}^{-2}P=2.35×103 N m−2

  1. Match with options

This corresponds to: 2.35×103 N m−2\boxed{2.35\times 10^3\ \text{N m}^{-2}}2.35×103 N m−2​

So the correct option is A.

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