Question

it requires 320 N to hold two protons in a particular arrangement. An alpha particle carries 2 protons. How much force in Newtons would be required to maintain the arrangement, if one of the protons was replaced with an alpha particle?​

Answer 1

Answer: 480 N is required to maintain the arrangement .

Step-by-step explanation:

Given, 320 N force is required to hold 2 protons in a particular arrangement .

Then the force required to keep 1 proton in a particular arrangement = 320/2

= 160 N

Then if a proton is replaced by an alpha particle , it is given that a alpha contains 2 protons , then we conclude that after replcament , the arrangement has 1 alpha and 1 proton = 3 protons

Then , the force exerted by 3 protons = 3×160 = 480 N

The force exerted by the arrangement , if one of the protons is replaced with alpha is 480 N