If an electron is accelerated from rest through a potential difference of 1500 V, what speed does it reach? (e = 1.60 10-19 C, melectron = 9.11 × 10-31 kg) 2.3 × 107 m/s 1.5 × 107 m/s 5.3 × 1014 m/s X 1.9 × 107 m/s 2.3 × 1014 m/s

If an electron is accelerated from rest through a potential difference of 1500 V, what speed does it reach? (e = 1.60 10-19 C, melectron = 9.11 × 10-31 kg) 2.3 × 107 m/s 1.5 × 107 m/s 5.3 × 1014 m/s X 1.9 × 107 m/s 2.3 × 1014 m/s

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Chapter20: Electric Potential And Capacitance

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