Introduction To Health Physics
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Author: Johnson, Thomas E. (thomas Edward), Cember, Herman.
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 2, Problem 2.22P
(a)
To determine
What voltage must be applied across two electrodes separated by 2-cm high vacuum in order to have an electron starting from rest on the negative electrode strike the positive plate in 10-8 s?
(b)
To determine
With what speed will the electron strike the plate?
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