Answer:
(a) Angular speed = 1344.8rev/min
(b) Centripetal acceleration = 8473.4m/s^2
(c) Force = 8.4734×10^-12N
(d) Ratio of force to bacterium's weight is 864.6
Explanation:
(a) Angular speed (w) = v/r
v = 60m/s, d = 0.850m, r = 0.850m/2 = 0.425m
w = 60/0.425 = 141.2rad/s = 141.2×9.524rev/min = 1344.8rev/min
(b) Centripetal acceleration = w^2r = 141.2^2 × 0.425 = 8473.4m/s^2
(c) Force = mass × centripetal acceleration = 1×10^-15 × 8473.4 = 8.4734×10^-12N
(d) Bacterium's weight = mass × acceleration due to gravity = 1×10^-15 × 9.8 = 9.8×10^-15N
Ratio of force to bacterium's weight = 8.4734×10^-12N/9.8×10^-15N = 864.6