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an electron is accelerated from rest through a potential difference 12 V. What is the change in electric potential energy of the electron?
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- Suppose an electron orbits a proton in a spherical orbit. Does the electric potential energy of the electron-proton system change as the electron moves, or does it remain constant?arrow_forwardParticle A has a charge of 10uC and a mass of 0.001kg. Particle A starts out at a speed of v = 1000m/s. At some time later, particle A has come to rest. What is the electric potential difference AV from where particle A started to where it stopped? Ignore gravity.arrow_forwardCalculate the speed of a proton that is accelerated from rest through an electric potential difference of 120 V. Calculate the speed of an electron that is accelerated through the same electric potential difference.arrow_forward
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