Introduction To Health Physics
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ISBN: 9780071835275
Author: Johnson, Thomas E. (thomas Edward), Cember, Herman.
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 2, Problem 2.17P
An electron starts at rest on the negative plate of a parallel plate capacitor and is accelerated by a potential of 1000 volts across a 1-cm gap.
(a) With what velocity does the electron strike the positive plate?
(b) How long does it take the electron to travel the 1-cm distance?
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