Part 1: A proton is accelerated from rest through a potential difference of 25599 V. What is the kinetic energy of this proton after this acceleration? The mass of a proton is 1.673 × 10−27 kg and the elemental charge is 1.602 × 10−19 C. Answer in units of J. Part 2: What is the speed of the proton after this acceleration? Answer in units of m/s.

Part 1: A proton is accelerated from rest through a potential difference of 25599 V. What is the kinetic energy of this proton after this acceleration? The mass of a proton is 1.673 × 10−27 kg and the elemental charge is 1.602 × 10−19 C. Answer in units of J. Part 2: What is the speed of the proton after this acceleration? Answer in units of m/s.

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Chapter28: Special Relativity

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