Electrons are accelerated through a potential difference of 750 kV, so that their kinetic energy is 7.50

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Electrons are accelerated through a potential difference of 750 kV, so that their kinetic energy is 7.50 × 105 eV.

(a) What is the ratio of the speed v of an electron having this energy to the speed of light, c?

(b) What would the speed be if it were computed from the principles of classical mechanics?

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University Physics with Modern Physics

ISBN: 978-0133977981

14th edition

Authors: Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman

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