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Date May 2011 Marks available 1 Reference code 11M.1.SL.TZ2.16
Level Standard level Paper Paper 1 Time zone Time zone 2
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Question

Two electrodes, separated by a distance d, in a vacuum are maintained at a constant potential difference. An electron, accelerated from one electrode to the other, gains kinetic energy Ek.

The distance between the electrodes is now changed to \(\frac{1}{3}\)d.

What is the gain in kinetic energy of an electron that is accelerated from one electrode to the other?

  1. \(\frac{{{E_k}}}{3}\)
  2. Ek
  3. 3Ek
  4. 9Ek

Markscheme

B

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Core » Topic 5: Electricity and magnetism » 5.1 – Electric fields
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