A "free"element and a "free" proton are placed in an identical electric field. Which of the following statements are true? a) Each paricle is acted upon by the same electric force and has the same accelaeration (b) The electric force on the proton is greater in the magnituted than the electric force on the electron, but in the opposite direction (c) The electric force on the proton is equal in magnitude to the electric force on the electron, but in the opposite direction. (d) the electric force on the proton is equal in magnitude of the electric force on the electron but the opposite direction (e) Both particles have the same acceleration.

A "free"element and a "free" proton are placed in an identical electric field. Which of the following statements are true? a) Each paricle is acted upon by the same electric force and has the same accelaeration (b) The electric force on the proton is greater in the magnituted than the electric force on the electron, but in the opposite direction (c) The electric force on the proton is equal in magnitude to the electric force on the electron, but in the opposite direction. (d) the electric force on the proton is equal in magnitude of the electric force on the electron but the opposite direction (e) Both particles have the same acceleration.

Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections

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Chapter23: Electric Forces

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Problem 29PQ: Two particles with charges q1 and q2 are separated by a distance d, and each exerts an electric...

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