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MHT CET · Physics · Current Electricity

The current associated with an electron of charge \(e\) moving in a circular orbit of radius \(r\) with speed \(v\) around the positively charged nucleus is given by

  1. A \(\frac{e r}{2 \pi v}\)
  2. B \(\frac{e \pi}{2 r v}\)
  3. C \(\frac{e v}{\pi r}\)
  4. D \(\frac{e v}{2 \pi r}\)
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(D) \(\frac{e v}{2 \pi r}\)

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The current associated \(i\) with an electron \(e\) moving in a circular orbit of radius \(r\) with speed \(v\) around a positively charged nucleus can be written as:
\(i=\frac{\text { charge }}{\text { time period }}=\frac{q}{T}=\frac{e}{(2 \pi r) / v}=\frac{e v}{2 \pi r}\)