The New Encyclopædia Britannica: L-ZEncyclopædia Britannica, 1992 - 32 pages |
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Page 547
... electrons within an atom range from a few electron volts ( eV ) to a few thousand electron volts . ( One electron volt , equal to 1.60 X 10-19 joule , is the kinetic energy gained by an electron when it is accelerated by a one - volt ...
... electrons within an atom range from a few electron volts ( eV ) to a few thousand electron volts . ( One electron volt , equal to 1.60 X 10-19 joule , is the kinetic energy gained by an electron when it is accelerated by a one - volt ...
Page 579
... electron away from the nucleus . When an electron is removed entirely from the atom , excess energy can be absorbed by it in such a way that this excess is manifested as kinetic energy ( motion ) of the free electron . A conve- nient ...
... electron away from the nucleus . When an electron is removed entirely from the atom , excess energy can be absorbed by it in such a way that this excess is manifested as kinetic energy ( motion ) of the free electron . A conve- nient ...
Page 582
... electron avalanche is so intense that ultraviolet photons of high enough energy to ionize the gas are produced , generating electrons at a little distance from the primary region . A second bead of intense ionization is produced ...
... electron avalanche is so intense that ultraviolet photons of high enough energy to ionize the gas are produced , generating electrons at a little distance from the primary region . A second bead of intense ionization is produced ...
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