Physics

Physics

Problem

A doubly ionized helium nucleus (+2e+2e, mass 6.6×10−27 kg6.6\times10^{-27}\,\text{kg}) is accelerated from rest through two successive gaps in a linear accelerator. The total potential difference across the two gaps is 4.0 kV4.0\,\text{kV}. The gaps are designed so that each provides the same increase in the nucleus’s speed. Find the potential difference across the first gap.

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