In a discharge tube the number of hydrogen atoms drifting across a section per second is 1.0 × 10^18 while the number of electrons drifting in the opposite direction accross another cross section is 2.7 × 10^18 per second if the supply voltage is 230 volt what is the effective resistance of the tube ?
Answers
Here, the number of electrons moving per second,
and the number of protons moving per second,
Since, the electrons and protons move in opposite direction, the total charge crossing per second i.e.
current in the discharge tube,
I =
Here, the number of electrons moving per second,
Ne = 2.7 \times 10^{18}Ne=2.7×10
18
and the number of protons moving per second,
Np = 1.0 \times 10^{18}Np=1.0×10
18
Since, the electrons and protons move in opposite direction, the total charge crossing per second i.e.
current in the discharge tube,
I =\begin{lgathered}(Ne + Np)e \\ (2.7 \times 10 ^{18} + 1.0 \times 10^{18} ) \times 1.6 \times 10^{ - 19} \\ \\ = 3.7 \times 1.6 \times 10^{ - 1} \\ \\ = 0.592A\end{lgathered}
(Ne+Np)e
(2.7×10
18
+1.0×10
18
)×1.6×10
−19
=3.7×1.6×10
−1
=0.592A