Question
Consider a neutron and an electron bound to each other due to gravitational force. Assuming Bohr's quantization rule for angular momentum to be valid in this case, derive an expression for the energy of the neutron-electron system.
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Answer
$\text{m}_\text{e}\text{Vr}=\frac{\text{nh}}{2\pi}\ ...(\text{i})$
$\frac{\text{GM}_\text{n}\text{M}_\text{e}}{\text{r}^2}=\frac{\text{m}_\text{e}\text{V}^2}{\text{r}}$
$\frac{\text{GM}_\text{n}}{\text{r}}=\text{v}^2\ ...(\text{ii})$
Squaring (ii) and dividing it with (i)
$\frac{\text{m}_\text{e}^2\text{v}^2\text{r}^2}{\text{v}^2}=\frac{\text{n}^2\text{h}^2\text{r}}{4\pi^2\text{Gm}_\text{n}}$
$\text{me}^2\text{r}=\frac{\text{n}^2\text{h}^2\text{r}}{4\pi^2\text{Gm}_\text{n}}$
$\text{r}=\frac{\text{n}^2\text{h}^2\text{r}}{4\pi^2\text{Gm}_\text{n}\text{me}^2}$
$\text{v}=\frac{\text{nh}}{2\pi\text{rm}_\text{e}}$ [from (i)]
$\text{v}=\frac{\text{nh4}\pi^2\text{GM}_\text{n}\text{M}^2_\text{e}}{2\pi\text{M}_\text{e}\text{n}^2\text{h}^2}=\frac{2\pi\text{GM}_\text{n}\text{M}_\text{e}}{\text{nh}}$
$\text{KE}=\frac{1}{2}\text{m}_\text{e}\text{V}^2$
$=\frac{1}{2}\text{m}_\text{e}\frac{\big(2\pi\text{GM}_\text{n}\text{M}_\text{e}\big)^2}{\text{nh}}=\frac{4\pi^2\text{G}^2\text{M}^2_\text{n}\text{M}^3_\text{e}}{2\text{n}^2\text{h}^2}$
$\text{PE}=\frac{-\text{GM}_\text{n}\text{M}_\text{e}}{\text{r}}$
$=\frac{-\text{GM}_\text{n}\text{M}_\text{e}4\pi^2\text{GM}_\text{n}\text{M}^2_\text{e}}{\text{n}^2\text{h}^2}=\frac{-4\pi^2\text{G}^2\text{M}^2_\text{n}\text{M}^3_\text{e}}{\text{n}^2\text{h}^2}$
Total energy $=\text{KE}+\text{PE}=\frac{2\pi^2\text{G}^2\text{M}^2_\text{n}\text{M}^3_\text{e}}{2\text{n}^2\text{h}^2}$
$\frac{\text{GM}_\text{n}\text{M}_\text{e}}{\text{r}^2}=\frac{\text{m}_\text{e}\text{V}^2}{\text{r}}$
$\frac{\text{GM}_\text{n}}{\text{r}}=\text{v}^2\ ...(\text{ii})$
Squaring (ii) and dividing it with (i)
$\frac{\text{m}_\text{e}^2\text{v}^2\text{r}^2}{\text{v}^2}=\frac{\text{n}^2\text{h}^2\text{r}}{4\pi^2\text{Gm}_\text{n}}$
$\text{me}^2\text{r}=\frac{\text{n}^2\text{h}^2\text{r}}{4\pi^2\text{Gm}_\text{n}}$
$\text{r}=\frac{\text{n}^2\text{h}^2\text{r}}{4\pi^2\text{Gm}_\text{n}\text{me}^2}$
$\text{v}=\frac{\text{nh}}{2\pi\text{rm}_\text{e}}$ [from (i)]
$\text{v}=\frac{\text{nh4}\pi^2\text{GM}_\text{n}\text{M}^2_\text{e}}{2\pi\text{M}_\text{e}\text{n}^2\text{h}^2}=\frac{2\pi\text{GM}_\text{n}\text{M}_\text{e}}{\text{nh}}$
$\text{KE}=\frac{1}{2}\text{m}_\text{e}\text{V}^2$
$=\frac{1}{2}\text{m}_\text{e}\frac{\big(2\pi\text{GM}_\text{n}\text{M}_\text{e}\big)^2}{\text{nh}}=\frac{4\pi^2\text{G}^2\text{M}^2_\text{n}\text{M}^3_\text{e}}{2\text{n}^2\text{h}^2}$
$\text{PE}=\frac{-\text{GM}_\text{n}\text{M}_\text{e}}{\text{r}}$
$=\frac{-\text{GM}_\text{n}\text{M}_\text{e}4\pi^2\text{GM}_\text{n}\text{M}^2_\text{e}}{\text{n}^2\text{h}^2}=\frac{-4\pi^2\text{G}^2\text{M}^2_\text{n}\text{M}^3_\text{e}}{\text{n}^2\text{h}^2}$
Total energy $=\text{KE}+\text{PE}=\frac{2\pi^2\text{G}^2\text{M}^2_\text{n}\text{M}^3_\text{e}}{2\text{n}^2\text{h}^2}$
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