Calculate the energy retained by an beta particle, if its incoming energy is 3.9 keV and it ionizes an L-shell electron of an oxygen atom (binding energy 42 eV) and the ionized electron has 200 eV of kinetic energy.
Calculate the energy retained by an beta particle, if its incoming energy is 3.9 keV and it ionizes an L-shell electron of an oxygen atom (binding energy 42 eV) and the ionized electron has 200 eV of kinetic energy.
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Given:
- Incoming Energy(Eincoming/Initial)=3.9KeV=3900eV
- Binding energy=42eV
- k.E of Ionized electron=200eV
To find:
- Energy Retained by an beta particles.
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