The current associated with an electron of charge $e$ moving in a circular orbit of radius $r$ with speed…

The current associated with an electron of charge $e$ moving in a circular orbit of radius $r$ with speed $v$ around the positively charged nucleus is given by
  1. $\frac{e r}{2 \pi v}$
  2. $\frac{e \pi}{2 r v}$
  3. $\frac{e v}{\pi r}$
  4. $\frac{e v}{2 \pi r}$

Solution

The current associated $i$ with an electron $e$ moving in a circular orbit of radius $r$ with speed $v$ around a positively charged nucleus can be written as: $i=\frac{\text { charge }}{\text { time period }}=\frac{q}{T}=\frac{e}{(2 \pi r) / v}=\frac{e v}{2 \pi r}$

Asked in: MHT CET 2022 (11 Aug Shift 1)

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