Electrons are accelerated through a voltage difference of 270 kV inside a high voltage accelerator tube. What is the final kinetic energy of the electrons?

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Electrons are accelerated through a voltage difference of 270 kV inside a high voltage accelerator tube. What is the final kinetic energy of the electrons?

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Each electron winds up with kinetic energy of

(270 keV)

plus

(whatever KE it had when it started accelerating).

Garnet Ulrich answered Nov 28, 2021

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