neutral sodium atom has an ionization potential of 5.1 eV. What is the speed of a free electron that has just barely enough kinetic energy to collisionally ionize a sodium atom in its ground state? What is the speed of a free proton with just enough kinetic

neutral sodium atom has an ionization potential of 5.1 eV. What is the speed of a free electron that has just barely enough kinetic energy to collisionally ionize a sodium atom in its ground state? What is the speed of a free proton with just enough kinetic

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Chapter30: Atomic Physics

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