If Protons Are Accelerated from Rest in a Van De

question 3

Multiple Choice

If protons are accelerated from rest in a Van de Graff accelerator through a potential difference of 1.00 MV, what is their resulting speed?

• A) 3.67 × 10⁸ m/s
• B) 6.25 × 10⁷ m/s
• C) 9.79 × 10⁶ m/s
• D) 1.38 × 10⁷ m/s
• E) 6.92 × 10⁶ m/s

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