What is the electric field strength?

Question

An electron moving parallel to a uniform electric field increases its speed from 2.4×10⁷ m/sm/s to 3.6×10⁷ m/sm/s over a distance of 1.7 cmcm .

Answer 1

Step 1:

The initial speed is .

The final speed is .

The electron moving parallel to a uniform electric field increases its speed from to over a distance of .

Find the acceleration of the electron.

Apply formula: .

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Step 2:

The electric field strength is .

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Apply formula: .

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Substitute mass of the electron , charge of the electron and .

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The electric field strength is .

Solution:

The electric field strength is .