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A-LevelPhysicsWork, energy and powerMay/June 2010Paper 1 Q41 Mark

An ion is accelerated by a series of electrodes in a vacuum. A graph of the power supplied to the ion is plotted against time. What is represented by the area under the graph between two times?

Athe change in kinetic energy of the ion
Bthe average force on the ion
Cthe change in momentum of the ion
Dthe change in velocity of the ion

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About This A-Level Physics Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Physics (9702) May/June 2010 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Work, energy and power and is worth 1 mark.

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