An ion source in a mass spectrometer produces a beam of ions of mass MMM and charge QQQ. These ions are accelerated from rest through an electrostatic drift chamber across a potential difference UUU, emerging with a terminal speed uuu.
A second species of ion, having a mass of M2\frac{M}{2}2M and a charge of 5Q5Q5Q, is accelerated from rest through a potential difference of 3U3U3U in the same apparatus.
Determine the terminal speed of this second species of ion in terms of uuu, giving your answer in its simplest surd form.
48 exam-style questions on AQA A Level Physics Electric fields (A-level only), covering Coulomb's law (A-level only), Electric field strength (A-level only), and Electric potential (A-level only). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.