A device raises the electric potential of charges in two successive stages.

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Problem

A device raises the electric potential of charges in two successive stages. (i) First, 4.0×10204.0 \times 10^{20} electrons are moved through a potential difference of 15 V15\,\text{V}. Calculate the work done in this step. (ii) Next, a positive charge QQ is moved through a potential difference of 25 V25\,\text{V}, requiring an additional 500 J500\,\text{J} of work. Determine the magnitude of QQ. (iii) Using your results from parts (i) and (ii), compute the percentage contribution of the electron transfer to the total energy supplied in both steps combined.

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