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geniusboy
5 days ago
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A mercury atom in the ground state absorbs 20.00 electronvolts of energy and is ionized by losing an electron. How much kinetic

energy does this electron have after the ionization?
Physics
1 answer:
Softa [2.9K]5 days ago
8 0
We have a mercury atom in its ground state that absorbs 20 eV of energy, resulting in ionization by the loss of an electron. We need to compute the kinetic energy of the ejected electron. The initial energy here is 20 eV, which converts to 20 J/C. The charge of the electron is 1.60217662 × 10^{-19} coulombs. To find the kinetic energy, we can utilize the equation: KE = 20 Joules / Coulombs * 1.60217662 × 10^{-19} coulombs, yielding KE = 1.25x10^{20} Joules. Thus, after ionization, the electron possesses a kinetic energy of 1.25x10^{20} Joules or 1.25x10^{17} kJ.
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