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Calculate the kinetic energy of a hydrogen atom moving at a speed of 3055 m/s (In Joules)

2006-11-27 09:16:24 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Chemistry

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kinetic energy of a moving object = .5(mass)(velocity^2).

first you would want to find the mass of a hydrogen atom. which is 1 amu. which is 1.66053886 × 10-27 kilograms. plug that into the equation and you get (1.66053886 × 10-27)(.5)(3055^2).

2006-11-27 09:27:11 · answer #1 · answered by Geoffrey 1 · 0 0

First you have to find the mass of the atom (in kg), in this case it's a lone proton, and then multiply by the squared speed.
K=mv²

2006-11-27 17:23:42 · answer #2 · answered by kihela 3 · 0 0

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