Estimate a lower limit on the number of collisions a 1 MeV proton must make with atomic

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Estimate a lower limit on the number of collisions a 1 MeV proton must make with atomic electrons before its energy is reduced to 10 eV. Why is it reasonable to ignore the atomic binding energy of the electrons in this estimate?

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The Physics of Energy

ISBN: 978-1107016651

1st edition

Authors: Robert L. Jaffe, Washington Taylor

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