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LuisP
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Consider the scenario
This seems to be against the paradigm that the total energy of the ions should remain constant unless there are collision.
This appears to be violating conservation of energy.
How to explain this
- Two parallel plates
- One ion particle (mass 1, charge +1) traveling parallel to the plates through the middle. Voltage of the plates is the same.
- As the ion travels between the plates the voltage on the plates ramps up, and the electric field between the plates remains constant and equal to zero.
- Ion exits with the same KE (KE1= KE0) as it enters
- Electric potential of the ion that exits is higher than when it entered. (V1 > V0)
- Total energy on the particle (U= KE + qV) is therefore higher, U1 = U0 + q(V1-V0).
This seems to be against the paradigm that the total energy of the ions should remain constant unless there are collision.
This appears to be violating conservation of energy.
How to explain this