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Question: At some instant the velocity components of an electron moving between two charged parallel plates areVX=1.5×105m/s andVy=3.0×103m/s. Suppose the electric field between the plates is uniform and given byrole="math" localid="1662552218156" F→=120N/Cj^.In unit-vector notation, what are (a) the electron’s acceleration in that field and (b) the electron’s velocity when itsxcoordinate has changed by 2.0 cm?

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  • a) The acceleration of the electron in that field is -2.1×1013ms2j^
  • b) The velocity of the electron in that field isrole="math" localid="1662548979250" 1.5×105m/si^-2.8×106m/sj^

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The given data

The velocity components of the electron,andVX=1.5×104m/sandVy=3.0×103m/s

The force between the plates,E→=(120N/C)j^

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Understanding the concept of electric field

We assume there are no forces or force components along the x-direction. We combine the equation for the magnitude of the electrostatic force on a point charge of magnitude q with Newton’s second law, then use the concept of projectile motion to determine the time t taken by the particle and the final velocity (with –g replaced by the y-component of the acceleration of this problem). For these purposes, the velocity components given in the problem statement are re-labelled as v0x and v0y, respectively.

Formula:

The force on a particle due to electric field, F =qE (i)

The force due to Newton’s second law, F =ma (ii)

The distance travelled by the particle using projectile motion,

x-xo=(vocosθo)t (iii)

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a) Calculation of the acceleration of the electron

Using the given data and equation (i) in equation (ii), we can get the acceleration of the particle as:
a→=-1.60×10-19C9.11×10-31kg120NCjÁåž=-2.1×1013ms2j^

Hence, the value of the magnitude of the acceleration is-2.1×1013ms2j^

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b) Calculation of the velocity of the electron

Since,Vx=V0xin this problem (that isax=0,), we obtain the time taken by the electron using equation (iii) is given as:

data-custom-editor="chemistry" t=△xV0X=0.020m1.5×105m/s=1.3×10-7s

Thus, the y-component of the velocity of the electron is given using equation (iv) as:

Vy=V0y+ayt=3.0×103ms+-2.1×1013ms21.3×10-7s=-2.8×106m/s

Now, the final velocity of the electron is given as:
V→=1.5×105m/si^-2.8×106m/sj^

Hence, the value of the velocity is1.5×105m/si^-2.8×106m/sj^)

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