A particle of mass is moving around the origin with a constant force pulling it towards the origin. If Bohr model is used to describe its motion, the radius of the orbit and the particle's speed in the orbit depend on as
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Correct answer: A
When a particle of mass $m$ is subject to a constant force $F$ pulling it toward the origin, we can apply the Bohr model to describe its motion.
Starting with the relationship for centripetal force:
$ F = \frac{m v^2}{r} $
We can rearrange this to show:
$ \frac{v^2}{r} = \text{constant} $
From this, it follows that:
$ r \propto v^2 \quad \text{...(1)} $
In the Bohr model, the angular momentum $L$ is quantized and given by:
$ L = m v r = \frac{n h}{2 \pi} \quad \text{...(2)} $
Solving equations (1) and (2) together, we find:
$ v \propto n^{1/3} $
Substituting this into equation (1), we get:
$ r \propto n^{2/3} $
Thus, the radius of the $n^{\text{th}}$ orbit and the speed of the particle depend on $n$ as follows:
$r \propto n^{2/3}$
$v \propto n^{1/3}$
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