Electric Potential
Homework Solution
25.17 An electron in the beam of a typical television picture tube is accelerated through a potential difference of 20 kV before striking the face of the tube.
(a) What is the energy of this electron, in electron volts, and what is its speed when it strikes the screen?
(b) How much momentum is imparted to the screen by the electron?
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