The mass of a carbon atom is 2 x 10 ^ -26. What is the kinetic energy of a carbon atom moving with a speed of 500 m/s?
What is the formula I would need?
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KE=1/2 m v^2
Second question says two carbon atoms are joined by a spring-like carbon-carbon bond. The potential energy stored in the bond has the value you calculated from first question if the bond is stretched 0.050 nm. What is the bond's spring constant? What is the formula for this?
Second question says two carbon atoms are joined by a spring-like carbon-carbon bond. The potential energy stored in the bond has the value calculated from first question if the bond is stretched 0.050 nm. What is the bond's spring constant? What is the formula for this?
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