A positron (a particle with a charge +e and a mass equal to that of electron) that is accelerated from rest between two points at a fixed potential difference acquires a speed of 9.0x10^7 m/s. What speed is achieved by a proton accelerated from rest between the same two points? (Disregard relativistic effects.)

Q: lectron (rest mass m = 9.11x10 -31 kg ) has total energy that is 4.95 times its rest energy. What is…

A: Givenm=9.11×10-31 kg Total energyE that is 4.95 times its rest energyEo.E=4.95 Eo

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Q: 7. In a proton linear accelerator, protons are accelerated to have a kinetic energy of 550 MeV. What…

A: Kinetic energy of protons is Mass of proton is Note:Find:Speed of proton in terms of speed of light.

Q: An electron is accelerated through a potential difference of 1.5 MV and hence gains 1.5 MeV of…

A: Given data The potential difference is given as V = 1.5 MV. The energy gain is given as E = 1.5…

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Q: Protons in an accelerator at the Fermi National Laboratory near Chicago are accelerated to a total…

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A: Given: Mass of capsule is 10000kg. In one year, accelerated from rest to 10% of speed of light.

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Q: 9. A square frame has sides that measure 1.75 m when it is at rest. What is the size of the sides of…

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Q: Beta decay is nuclear decay in which an electron is emitted from an atom. If the electron is given…

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Q: The rest energy of an electron is 5.11 x 105 eV. An electron is accelerated until its kinetic energy…

A: Given: The rest energy of the electron is 5.11x105 eV. The kinetic energy of the electron is…

Q: How many electrons are in each beam?

A: The total charge present in each beam can be given as, Here, I, q, and t represent the electron’s…

Q: A deuteron, consisting of a proton and neutron and having mass 3.34 x 10-27 kg, is traveling at…

A: Rest mass of a deuteron is Speed of deuteron is Note:Speed of light is Find:(a) Rest energy of…

Q: An electron has a speed of  0.643c. Through what potential difference would the electron need to be…

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Q: 7. In a proton linear accelerator, protons are accelerated to have a kinetic energy of 550 MeV. What…

A: kinetic energy of proton  550 MeV.rest mass of a proton is 1.67 × 1027 kg.

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A: Given that: Luminosity, L.=3.827×1026 J/sEnergy emitted from chemical reaction between a pair of…

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Q: Determine the energy required to accelerate an electron between each of the following speeds. (a)…

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Q: How much work must be done on an electron to accelerate it from rest to a speed of 0.892c? Number i…

A: Given, Initial speed of electron = 0 m/s Final speed of the electron v=0.892c where "c" is the speed…

Q: An electron and a proton are detected in a cosmic ray experiment, the first with kinetic energy 10…

A: We have,           Ke=10 keV    and   Kp=100 keVme=9.11×10-31 kg mp=1.67×10-27 kg

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Q: An electron is accelerated from rest through a potential difference of 2.5 × 106 V. (a) What is the…

A: Given,The electron is accelerated through a potential difference, ∆v = 2.5×106 VThe charge of the…

Q: How much work is required to accelerate a proton from rest up to a speed of 0.998c?

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Q: -The relativistic total energy of a proton (Eo=938 MeV) moving at a speed of V=0.86c is 1580 MeV…

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Q: At what speed v will the length of a 1.00 m stick look 5.40 % shorter (94.6 cm )? ΑΣΦ ? v =

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Electric Charges and Fields

One of the fundamental properties is the electromagnetic property. Charge cannot be destroyed by any process and this contributes formally to the law of charge conservation.