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Special relativity and the accelerated electron momentum

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What is an electron's momentum, if it is
accelerated across a 6 mm potential difference
of 15.6 mV? Answer in units of keV/c.

(Given: The charge on the electron is qe = 1.60218 *10 ^-19 C.
Given: The mass of the electron is me = 9.10939 * 10 ^-31 kg)

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I have used both classical and relativistic approach to find the momentum of an electron which is accelerated through a potential difference. I have provided very clear step-by-step solution to this classics problem in special theory of relativity. Since the electron energy was not very large, I also have shown that both classical and relativistic treatment of the problem reveals the same result.

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