What is the acceleration of a particle orbiting around a nucleus?

[Sariaht]

What is the acceleration of a particle orbiting around a nucleus?

v/(4(pi)) = a ?

I cannot find this info... Will you help me?

r = r0

[himanshu121]

If it is a uniform motion it will have radial acceleration of

a_r= \frac{v^2}{r}

[Sariaht]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by himanshu121
Thanks!

wait... is it really?

[Njorl]

If you really mean a partical orbitting, then it is a=v^2/r.

If you're talking about electron orbitals, not orbits, the electrons are not accelerating. The elecrons do not whip around in a circle around a nucleus. The orbital is the space defined by the probability density function of the electron.

Njorl

[himanshu121]

I agree with Njorl
The Que said particle, i.e with definite coordinated and since the forum is in K-12, i didn't delved into probability theory

[Sariaht]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by himanshu121
like... so this statement: (ec)2/(107*r2) = a is not true?