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If an electron is accelerated by a potential difference of 1 volt,calculate the gain in energy in JOUL

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12 Years agoGrade Upto college level
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Profile image of Saurabh Koranglekar
6 Years ago
One electron is accelerated thru 1 volt so one ELECTRON VOLT IS THE ENERGY its associated with

therefore, energy = 1ev = 1.6×10^-19 joule