Question

A proton that is initially at rest is accelerated through an electric potential difference of magnitude 500 V. What speed does the proton gain? (e = 1.60 × 10-19 C , mproton = 1.67 × 10-27 kg)

Answer 1

Answer:

$3.1\times 10^{5}m/s$

Explanation:

The computation of the speed does the proton gain is shown below:

The potential difference is the difference that reflects the work done as per the unit charged

So, the work done should be

= Potential difference × Charge

Given that

Charge on a proton is

= 1.6 × 10^-19 C

Potential difference = 500 V

$v= \sqrt{\frac{2.q.\Delta V}{m_{p}}} \\\\\\= \sqrt{\frac{2\times 1.6\times 10^{-19}\times 5\times 10^{2}}{1.67\times 10^{-27}}}$

$v= \sqrt{9.58\times 10^{10}}m/s \\\\= 3.095\times 10^{5}m/s\\\\\approx 3.1\times 10^{5}m/s$

Simply we applied the above formulas