A helium nucleus, called an alpha particle, has a charge of 2e and mass of 4mp, where e and mp are the charge and mass of a proton, respectiyely. Starting from rest, a proton and an alpha particle are accelerated through a constant electric field E. After a time At, which particle has travelled the furthest distance? O (a) The alpha particle O (b) They travel the same distance O (c) The proton

A helium nucleus, called an alpha particle, has a charge of 2e and mass of 4mp, where e and mp are the charge and mass of a proton, respectiyely. Starting from rest, a proton and an alpha particle are accelerated through a constant electric field E. After a time At, which particle has travelled the furthest distance? O (a) The alpha particle O (b) They travel the same distance O (c) The proton

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Chapter5: Electric Charges And Fields

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