When an electron is accelerated through a potential difference Δφ it acquires a kinetic energy e Δφ. Calculate the momentum, and hence the de Broglie wavelength, of an electron accelerated from rest through (a) 1.00V, (b) 1.00 kV, (c) 100 kV.
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When an electron is accelerated through a potential difference Δφ it acquires a kinetic energy e Δφ. Calculate the momentum, and hence the de Broglie wavelength, of an electron accelerated from rest through (a) 1.00V, (b) 1.00 kV, (c) 100 kV.
kinetic energy of an electron,
where, is the potential difference
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