Electron/proton kinetic electric energy

In summary, an electron starting from rest acquires 3.53keV of kinetic energy in moving from A to B. Based on conservation of energy, a proton moving from B to A would acquire the same amount of kinetic energy, 3.53keV.
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Homework Statement


an electron starting from rest acquires 3.53keV of kinetic energy in moving from A to B. how much kinetic energy would a proton acquire moving from B to A.


Homework Equations


1/2mv2
me=9.11e-31 kg
mp=1.67e-29 kg
1eV=1.6e-19 J

The Attempt at a Solution


conservation of energy, using potential energy = 0 at ending points and KE=3.53 at ending point so it should be equal to initial potential energy. But that's equal to q*E*s and i don't know E or s
 
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nvm, it should just be the same as the electron due to conservation of energy
so =3.63 keV
 
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I would like to clarify a few things about the question. First, it is important to note that kinetic energy is not a property of a particle, but rather a measure of its motion. Therefore, saying "kinetic energy of an electron/proton" is not entirely accurate. It would be more appropriate to say "kinetic energy acquired by an electron/proton."

Moving on to the solution, we can use the formula for kinetic energy, KE=1/2mv^2, to calculate the kinetic energy acquired by the proton. We know that the mass of a proton (mp) is much greater than the mass of an electron (me), which means that the proton would require less velocity to acquire the same amount of kinetic energy. Therefore, we can use the ratio of their masses to determine the kinetic energy acquired by the proton.

KE_proton = (mp/me) * KE_electron = (1.67e-29 kg / 9.11e-31 kg) * 3.53 keV = 64.6 keV

This means that the proton would acquire 64.6 keV of kinetic energy when moving from B to A. It is also worth noting that the direction of motion does not affect the amount of kinetic energy acquired by the particle.
 

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