Logo
Home Study Material Contact Search
AI Chat FREE
  1. sciences
  2. physics
  3. about 100 years ago jj thomson was trying to figur

About 100 years ago JJ Thomson was trying to figure out a stable model of...

60.1K

Verified Solution

Question

Physics

image

About 100 years ago JJ Thomson was trying to figure out a stable model of an atom In the process be posed a problem which has since then been known as Thomoson s problem Given a rigid hollow sphere of radius R we want to put in N electrons inside so that the potential energy of system is minimum For N 2 the solution is obvious Electrons should be at the ends of the diameter For N 3 4 5 the problem is solved and the solution is shown here For a general N the problem has not been solved till date 26 N 3 A 6 5 vertices of equilateral triangle How much extra work has to be done to increase N from N 3 to N 4 OLE vertices of a regular tetrahedron N 4 B 3 2 ke SSROOM D None of these

Answer & Explanation Solved by verified expert
Get Answers to Unlimited Questions

Join us to gain access to millions of questions and expert answers. Enjoy exclusive benefits tailored just for you!

Membership Benefits:
  • Unlimited Question Access with detailed Answers
  • Zin AI - 3 Million Words
  • 10 Dall-E 3 Images
  • 20 Plot Generations
  • Conversation with Dialogue Memory
  • No Ads, Ever!
  • Access to Our Best AI Platform: Flex AI - Your personal assistant for all your inquiries!
Become a Member

Other questions asked by students

Chemistry
1.2K views

Enough of a monoprotic acid is dissolved in water to produce a 0.0175 M solution. The...

Biology
1.2K views

YOW Free energy G relative to O kcal mol 16 1 Glycolysis 50 40 30...

Physics
1.2K views

Why c will not be the ans 8 A rod of length rotates with a...

Physics
1.2K views

23 In the situation shown the currents through 3 22 and 2 2 resistances are...

Geometry
1.2K views

a If is in standard position then the reference angle is the acute angle formed...

Statistics
1.2K views

A group of 19 randomly selected employees has a mean age of 22 4 years...

Statistics
1.2K views

Volunteers at a food bank package bags of rice The food bank finds that the...

Calculus
1.2K views

eorge works at a factory where they make handmade b nd whistles The number of...

Accounting
1.2K views

For fiscal year 2018, Sipacore Department Store had net income of $6,100,000. Interest expense was...

Accounting
1.2K views

Preparing a worksheet The following transactions were taken from the records of Anthony Reader, an...

Accounting
1.2K views

eBook Calculator Recording Various Liabilities Instructions Chart of Accounts General Journal Instructions riyaiodurERCEUICSiiaguAr oWEg TaeecuOS...

Accounting
1.2K views

Entries for equity investments: less than 20% ownership of Jupiter Company's stock was...