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(a) Estimatethe speed with which electrons emitted from a heated emitter of anevacuated tube impinge on the collector maintained at a potentialdifference of 500 V with respect to the emitter. Ignore the smallinitial speeds of the electrons. The specificcharge of the electron, i.e., its e/mis given to be 1.76 × 1011C kg−1.(b) Use the sameformula you employ in (a) to obtain electron speed for an collectorpotential of 10 MV. Do you see what is wrong? In what way is theformula to be modified?

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(a) Estimate
the speed with which electrons emitted from a heated emitter of an
evacuated tube impinge on the collector maintained at a potential
difference of 500 V with respect to the emitter. Ignore the small
initial speeds of the electrons. The
specific
charge
of the electron, i.e., its e/m
is given to be 1.76 × 1011
C kg
−1.



(b) Use the same
formula you employ in (a) to obtain electron speed for an collector
potential of 10 MV. Do you see what is wrong? In what way is the
formula to be modified?



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