Physics A-Level
Energy conservation in electron acceleration
What Energy conservation in electron acceleration means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Electrons accelerated through an anode voltage V gain kinetic energy eV, which is combined with the momentum relation to derive the voltage.
Topics that use Energy conservation in electron acceleration
- Electron microscopes (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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