Chhattisgarh PMT Chhattisgarh PMT Solved Paper-2005

  • question_answer
    The rest energy of an electron is 0.511 MeV The electron is accelerated from rest to a velocity 0.5 c. The change in its energy will be

    A)  0.026 MeV                        

    B)  0.051 MeV

    C)  0.079 MeV                        

    D)  0.105 MeV

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    The relation between the rest energy and moving energy is \[E=\frac{{{E}_{0}}}{\sqrt{1-{{v}^{2}}/{{c}^{2}}}}\]                 \[\because \]     \[v=0.5c\]                 \[\therefore \]  \[E=\frac{{{E}_{0}}}{\sqrt{1-0.25}}\]                                 \[=\frac{{{E}_{0}}}{\sqrt{0.75}}\] Change in energy \[\Delta \,E=E-{{E}_{0}}\]                                 \[=\frac{{{E}_{0}}}{\sqrt{0.75}}-{{E}_{0}}\]                                 \[={{E}_{0}}\left( \frac{1}{\sqrt{0.75}}-1 \right)\]                                 \[=0.511\left( \frac{1}{\sqrt{0.75}}-1 \right)\]                                 \[=0.079MeV\]


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