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The label on the household product raises concerns due to its mention of "tiny electrically charged particles" moving at high speeds. However, participants clarify that all matter, including the human body, contains electrons moving rapidly, and this is a normal characteristic of atoms. The discussion highlights a misunderstanding about electron behavior, emphasizing that while electrons do move quickly, this does not imply instability or danger. The concept of thermal energy is also addressed, distinguishing between electron motion and the average motion of atoms in materials. Overall, there is no cause for concern regarding the product label.
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Is this label on a household product cause for concern? "Caution: This product contains tiny electrically charged particles moving at the speeds of 10000000 km per hour"

can someone please help me with this problem I would appreciate it Thanks!:smile:
 
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It sounds unstable, put a mr. yuck sticker on it cause it might blow up.
 
everything contain s tiny electrically charged particles moving at high speed. They're called electrons and belong to atoms.
 
emma123 said:
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Is this label on a household product cause for concern? "Caution: This product contains tiny electrically charged particles moving at the speeds of 10000000 km per hour"

can someone please help me with this problem I would appreciate it Thanks!:smile:

Using a classical picture of the atoms (as little point electrons moving in orbits around nuclei) one finds that the speed they are moving at would be several millions of km/h. So *everything* contains little charged particles moving at millions of km/h, including your own body! So no cause to worry. (again, this is really not correct as quantum physics reveal that it is incorrect to think of electrons as being little particles moving around the nuclei like planets around the Sun...)

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My bad, for some reason when i saw that problem, i just thought if the electrons move fast enough the object will melt. Like when you heat up a piece of metal, the electrons move faster and faster breaking the structure.:blushing:
 
mr_coffee said:
My bad, for some reason when i saw that problem, i just thought if the electrons move fast enough the object will melt. Like when you heat up a piece of metal, the electrons move faster and faster breaking the structure.:blushing:

What you were thinking about was thermal energy. In that case, one is talking about the average motion of the *atoms* (or molecules). But even at low temperature, the elctrons are moving very fast (in the classical picture) around the nuclei.
 
Thanks a lot guys for the help:smile:
 

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