An evacuated tube uses an accelerating voltage of 83 kV to accelerate electrons to hit a copper plate and produce X-rays. How much voltage would be required to cause protons to reach the same speed an electron reaches? (We don't worry that the protons would be going in the opposite direction)

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An evacuated tube uses an accelerating voltage of 83 kV to accelerate electrons
to hit a copper plate and produce X-rays. How much voltage would be required
to cause protons to reach the same speed an electron reaches? (We don't worry
that the protons would be going in the opposite direction)
27.54 MV
123.02 MV
152.40 MV
38.56 MV
Transcribed Image Text:An evacuated tube uses an accelerating voltage of 83 kV to accelerate electrons to hit a copper plate and produce X-rays. How much voltage would be required to cause protons to reach the same speed an electron reaches? (We don't worry that the protons would be going in the opposite direction) 27.54 MV 123.02 MV 152.40 MV 38.56 MV
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