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Past exam of the physics B course of the University of Cambridge 2018 Paper 1 Section A A4 Solution by
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The conventional electron plasma frequency isUse , , and . ThenThe equal proton density ensures charge neutrality; it does not double the electron density in this formula. Protons have their own plasma frequency,If both cold species are allowed to move in the relative charge-separation oscillation, its squared frequency is . This gives , only about above the electron-only answer, because .
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