Calculate the Amount of Energy Needed to Accelerate an Electron

question 125

Multiple Choice

Calculate the amount of energy needed to accelerate an electron from 0.888 c to 0.991 c. Express your answer in MeV. The rest mass energy of an electron is 0.511 MeV.

• A) 2.71 MeV
• B) 1.90 MeV
• C) 5.69 MeV
• D) 4.61 MeV

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