Consider a particle of charge q = 2.4 C and mass m = 1.5 kg passing through the region between a pair of infinitely long horizontal plates separated by a distance d = 4.5 m with a uniform electric field strength E = 36 N/C directed in the downwards direction (-y direction). The particle begins moving horizontally with an initial velocity of v = 25 m/s from a position halfway between the plates. A.How far horizontally in meters will the particle travel before striking one of the plates. B.Caculate the speed in meters per second,with which the particle will strike the plate. C.Suppose that the eletric field is directed upward instead of downward.Caculate the new horizontal distance, in meters, that the particle travels before striking one the plates.

Consider a particle of charge q = 2.4 C and mass m = 1.5 kg passing through the region between a pair of infinitely long horizontal plates separated by a distance d = 4.5 m with a uniform electric field strength E = 36 N/C directed in the downwards direction (-y direction). The particle begins moving horizontally with an initial velocity of v = 25 m/s from a position halfway between the plates. A.How far horizontally in meters will the particle travel before striking one of the plates. B.Caculate the speed in meters per second,with which the particle will strike the plate. C.Suppose that the eletric field is directed upward instead of downward.Caculate the new horizontal distance, in meters, that the particle travels before striking one the plates.

Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections

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Chapter24: Electric Fields

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