An electron with a horizontal speed of 4600000 m/s and no vertical component of velocity passes through two horizontal parallel plates, as shown. The magnitude of the electric field between the plates is 240 N/C. The plates are 6 cm long. Calculate the angle to the horizontal, 0 (in degrees), that the electron would pass through the plates with. e + + + + + + YY y X

An electron with a horizontal speed of 4600000 m/s and no vertical component of velocity passes through two horizontal parallel plates, as shown. The magnitude of the electric field between the plates is 240 N/C. The plates are 6 cm long. Calculate the angle to the horizontal, 0 (in degrees), that the electron would pass through the plates with. e + + + + + + YY y X

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Chapter5: Electric Charges And Fields

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