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Hi could you please help me answer this question. This is grade 12 electricity

Hi could you please help me answer this question. This is grade 12 electricity-example-1
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So here, we use the equation:

W = ΔKE + ΔPE

Recall that: KE = 0.5mv^2, and PE = qdΔV/D

ΔKE = 0.5m(v2)^2 - 0.5m(v1)^2, where v2 and v1 are Initial and final velocity respectively.

ΔPE = PE2 - PE1

PE2 = 0, since all energy is converted to other forms, mainly kinetic energy.

PE1 = q(d1)ΔV/D

Here, W = 0.

0 = 0.5m(v2)^2 - 0.5m(v1)^2 + 0 - q(d1)ΔV/D

Simplifying a bit, and knowing that d1 = D,

0 = 0.5m((v2)^2 - (v1)^2) - qΔV

Moving qΔV to the other side,

qΔV = 0.5m((v2)^2 - (v1)^2)

Dividing by q and isolating ΔV,

ΔV = 0.5m * ((v2)^2 - (v1)^2) / q

Now, we have ΔV, which is the electric potential difference, in terms of all the variables we know.

m = 9.1 * 10^-31

v2 = 1 * 10^6

v1 = 5 * 10^6

q = 1.602 * 10^-19 (this is a well known constant)

ΔV = 0.5*9.1*10^-31 * ((5*10^6)^2 - (1*10^6)^2) / 1.602*10^-19

Solving and simplifying all of this, we get that

ΔV = 68.25 V


0.5mv_2^2\text{ - 0.5mv}_1^2

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