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Field emission needs an electric field of roughly what order?
A10^5 V/m
B10^8 V/m
C10^2 V/m
D10^12 V/m
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. 10^8 V/m
Electrons are pulled out of a metal by fields of the order of 10^8 volts per metre.
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