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Chapter 8 Problem 56PE

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Professional Application Ion-propulsion rockets have been proposed for use in space. They employ atomic ionization techniques and nuclear energy sources to produce extremely high exhaust velocities, perhaps as great as 8.00×106 m/s . These techniques allow a much more favorable payload-to-fuel ratio. To illustrate this fact: (a) Calculate the increase in velocity of a 20,000-kg space probe that expels only 40.0-kg of its mass at the given exhaust velocity. (b) These engines are usually designed to produce a very small thrust for a very long time—the type of engine that might be useful on a trip to the outer planets, for example. Calculate the acceleration of such an engine if it expels 4.50×10?6 kg/s at the given velocity, assuming the acceleration due to gravity is negligible.

Solution

Step-by-step solution In this problem an ion-propulsion rockets have been proposed for use in spaces so we have to find out the final velocity for rocket , the vertical acceleration of a rocket respectively. Step 1 of 4 (a) The expression to find the final velocity for rocket is, Here, is exhaust velocity, is initial mass, and is remaining mass

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Title Physics: Principles with Applications 6 
Author Douglas C. Giancoli
ISBN 9780130606204

Professional Application Ion-propulsion rockets have been

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