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What is the energy of a proton accelerated through a potential difference of 500,000 V?

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8.01\cdot10^(-14)J

Step-by-step explanation

We want to find the energy of the proton accelerated through the given potential.

To do this, apply the relationship between energy and potential:


V=(E)/(q)

where q = charge

V = potential

The charge of a proton is:


1.602\cdot10^(-19)C

Therefore, we have that the energy of the proton is:


\begin{gathered} E=V\cdot q \\ E=500000\cdot1.602\cdot10^(-19) \\ E=8.01\cdot10^(-14)J \end{gathered}

That is the answer.

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