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Recap - Accelerating Ions

Part of the Electricity and Magnetism section of Coddy's Physics journey. Lesson 13 of 51.

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An alpha particle, with charge 2e = 3.2×10−19 C3.2\times10^{-19}\ \mathrm{C} and mass 6.64×10−27 kg6.64\times10^{-27}\ \mathrm{kg}, starts at rest and is accelerated across 2000 V2000\ \mathrm{V}. How fast vv is it moving at the end?

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Physics diagram: plates

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