Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
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Chapter 21 - Coulomb's Law - Problems - Page 629: 71b

Answer

$a = 3.42 \times 10^9 m/s^2$

Work Step by Step

When $r = 2.00R$, the electron is outside the shell, so the charge of the spherical metal shell is $Q = 4 \pi R^2 \sigma $ And the net force is $F = k \frac{Q|e|}{r^2} $ $F = k \frac{4 \pi R^2 \sigma|e|}{(2.00R)^2} $ $F = k \frac{4 \pi R^2 \sigma|e|}{4.00R^2} $ $F = k \pi \sigma|e|$ $F = (8.99 \times 10^9 N . m^2 / C^2) \pi (6.90 \times 10^{-13} C/m^2)(1.6 \times 10^{-19}C)$ $F = 3.12 \times 10^{-21} N$ According to Newton's Second Law of motion, acceleration can be calculated by $F = ma$ $a = \frac{F}{m}$ $a = \frac{3.12 \times 10^{-21} N}{9.11 \times 10^{-31} kg }$ $a = 3.42 \times 10^9 m/s^2$
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