An evacuated tube uses an accelerating voltage of 26.026.0-kV to accelerate electrons to hit a copper plate and produce x-rays.   Non-relativistically, what would be the maximum speed of these electrons?  Enter your answer to 3 sigfigs in the coefficient and in calculator notation. Ex:  3.00E8.  This problem required units.

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An evacuated tube uses an accelerating voltage of 26.026.0-kV to accelerate electrons to hit a copper plate and produce x-rays.  

Non-relativistically, what would be the maximum speed of these electrons? 

Enter your answer to 3 sigfigs in the coefficient and in calculator notation. Ex:  3.00E8.  This problem required units.  

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Given data:

Voltage, V=26.0 kV = 26.0×103 V

Charge on electron, q=1.6×10-19 C

Mass of the electron, m=9.1×10-31 kg

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