Derive an expression for the approximate minimum temperature needed to bring two…
PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance · Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance
Problem
Derive an expression for the approximate minimum temperature Tmin needed to bring two nuclei of charges Z1e and Z2e to a separation r, if fusion is to occur when the average thermal kinetic energy per nucleus just equals their electrostatic potential energy at that separation.
Express your result in terms of ke, e, kB, Z1, Z2 and r.