College Physics (7th Edition)

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Chapter 26 - Relativity - Learning Path Questions and Exercises - Conceptual Questions - Page 905: 14

Answer

Yes for 2keV, but not for 2MeV.

Work Step by Step

The rest energy of an electron is 0.511 MeV. This is significantly larger than the first posed energy of 2 keV, which would mean that using classical physics would work very well. However, if the energy were to be 2 MeV, then relativity based physics is necessary.
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