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    Given potential difference of X-ray machine find energy of X rays

    Ok, so then i can just use that charge to find U right? Thanks
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    Given potential difference of X-ray machine find energy of X rays

    It doesn't say, that is the problem I am having.
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    Given potential difference of X-ray machine find energy of X rays

    Homework Statement Given is the X-ray machine in which electrons are accelerated in the potential difference of 10000 V before hitting the electrode and loosing its energy. Find the maximum energy of the emitted X rays in keV and in Joules. Homework Equations The Attempt at a...
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    How Do You Calculate the Potential Energy of a Charge in a Square Configuration?

    [b]1. Find the potential energy of a charge q= 1mC at the centre of the square made of 4 charged rods of L =20cm and Q=1mC each. The Attempt at a Solution I am having quite a bit of trouble with this question, the problem is I don't really know where to start. I feel once i get on the...
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    Calculating how many neutrinos passed through a body

    Thanks for the help. So I took the area of the earth, by using the radius and using the equation above. Then like in the dartboard example half the darts would hit the top half of the dart board, so whatever percentage that the body is of the total area of the Earth would be the same percentage...
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    Calculating how many neutrinos passed through a body

    Supernova Shelton 1987A, located about 170 000 ly from the Earth, is estimated to have emitted a burst of neutrinos carrying energy ~1046 J. Suppose the average neutrino energy was 6 MeV and your body presented cross-sectional area 5 000 cm^2. To an order of magnitude, how many of these...
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