NASA's Deep Space 1 and Dawn spacecraft employed ion thrusters in which xenon ions with a charge of +1.60 x 10-19 C and a mass of 2.18 x 10-25 kg are accelerated through a potential difference of 1120 V Part A What is the speed of the xenon ions as they exit the thruster?

NASA's Deep Space 1 and Dawn spacecraft employed ion thrusters in which xenon ions with a charge of +1.60 x 10-19 C and a mass of 2.18 x 10-25 kg are accelerated through a potential difference of 1120 V Part A What is the speed of the xenon ions as they exit the thruster?

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NASA's Deep Space 1 and Dawn spacecraft employed ion thrusters in which xenon ions with a charge of +1.60 × 10-1⁹ C and a mass of 2.18 × 10-25 kg are accelerated through a potential
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What is the speed of the xenon ions as they exit the thruster?
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