Physics A-Level
Kinetic energy of charged particles
What Kinetic energy of charged particles means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Kinetic energy of charged particles
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Reference: OCR
The energy gained by a particle starting from rest becomes kinetic energy, given by ½mv², where m is the mass and v is the final speed.
Topics that use Kinetic energy of charged particles
- E.m.f. and p.d (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Applying W = VQ and W = EQ
- E.m.f.
- Electromotive force (e.m.f.)
- Energy transfer and charge
- Energy transfer in electric fields
- Internal resistance and terminal p.d.
- Potential difference
- Series and parallel p.d.
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