Average Power and Work-Kinetic Energy Theorem problem

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The discussion focuses on calculating the average power, force, and speed of protons in a linear accelerator designed for a master's degree physics project. The protons must achieve a kinetic energy of 8.2 keV, with a mass of 1.67 x 10^-27 kg, and a target of 1.00 x 10^9 protons per second over a distance of 1.80 meters. The average power required is derived from the kinetic energy and the rate of proton emission, while the force is calculated using the protons' acceleration, which is determined from their final speed just before impact.

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To complete your master's degree in physics, your advisor has you design a small, linear accelerator capable of emitting protons, each with a kinetic energy of 8.2 keV. (The mass of a single proton is 1.67 x 10^-27 kg.) In addition, 1.00 x 10^9 protons per second must reach the target at the end of the 1.80-m-long accelerator.
(a) What the average power must be delivered to the stream of protons?
1. ? μW

(b) What force (assumed constant) must be applied to each proton?
2. ? N

(c) What speed does each proton attain just before it strikes the target, assuming the protons start from rest?
3. ? m/s

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[URL]http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/9/a/e/9aeac7ca01e03ffd4b80c513dbeb1b6a.png[/URL]Can someone help with this question? Thanks in advance
 
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You have the mass and the kinetic energy, and K=½mv². Find v to answer part (c).

From there you can find the protons' acceleration, which will help to
find the force in part (b).
 

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