Physics: Principles with Applications (7th Edition)

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Chapter 17 - Electric Potential - Problems - Page 496: 24

Answer

$v=3.9\times 10^3\frac{m}{s}$

Work Step by Step

In the given scenario, all potential energy is converted into kinetic energy. According to law of conservation of energy: $PE_{initial }=KE_{final}$ $\implies \frac{KQ^2}{r}=2(\frac{1}{2}mv^2)$ This simplifies to $v=\sqrt{\frac{KQ^2}{mr}}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $v=\sqrt{\frac{9\times 10^9\times (9.5\times 10^{-6})^2}{1.0\times 10^{-6}\times 5.3\times 10^{-2}}}=3.9\times 10^3\frac{m}{s}$
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