A constant electric field accelerates a proton from rest through a distance of 2.15 m to a speed of 1.49 ✕ 105 m/s. (The mass and charge of a proton are mp = 1.67 ✕ 10−27 kg and qp = e = 1.60 ✕ 10−19 C. (a)Find the change in the proton's kinetic energy (in J). (b)Find the change in the system's electric potential energy (in J). (c)Calculate the magnitude of the electric field (in N/C).

A constant electric field accelerates a proton from rest through a distance of 2.15 m to a speed of 1.49 ✕ 105 m/s. (The mass and charge of a proton are mp = 1.67 ✕ 10−27 kg and qp = e = 1.60 ✕ 10−19 C. (a)Find the change in the proton's kinetic energy (in J). (b)Find the change in the system's electric potential energy (in J). (c)Calculate the magnitude of the electric field (in N/C).

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