Calculate the Amount of Energy Needed to Accelerate an Electron $0.888 c$

question 48

Multiple Choice

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

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

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