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1 \begin{problem*}{20.1}
2 \Part{a} Calculate the speed of a proton that is accelerated from
3 rest through a potential difference of $\Delta V = 120\U{V}$.
4 \Part{b} Calculate the speed of an electron that is accelerated
5 through the same potential difference.
6 \end{problem*} % problem 20.1
7
8 \begin{solution}
9 \Part{a}
10 Conserving energy
11 \begin{gather}
12  E_0 = \frac{1}{2}m_p v^2 = E_1 = e\Delta V \\
13  v = \sqrt{\frac{2 e \Delta V}{m_p}}
14    = \sqrt{\frac{2 \cdot 1.60\E{-19}\U{C} \cdot 120\U{V}}{1.67\E{-27}\U{kg}}}
15    = \ans{152\U{km/s}}
16 \end{gather}
17
18 \Part{b} Replacing $m_p$ with $m_e$
19 \begin{equation}
20 v = \sqrt{\frac{2 e \Delta V}{m_e}}
21    = \sqrt{\frac{2 \cdot 1.60\E{-19}\U{C} \cdot 120\U{V}}{9.11\E{-31}\U{kg}}}
22    = \ans{6.49\U{Mm/s}}
23 \end{equation}
24 \end{solution}