Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 28 - Magnetic Fields - Problems - Page 829: 7

Answer

$$\vec{E}=-11.4 \vec{i} - 6.0 \vec{j} + 4.8 \vec{k} [V/m]$$

Work Step by Step

the total force acting on the electron is lorentz force which can be determined by the following relation: $$\vec{F_{tot}}=q(\vec{E}+\vec{v} \times \vec{B})$$ where: $q$ is the charge of the electron $\vec{E}$ is the electric field $\vec{v}$ is the velocity $\vec{B}$ is the magnetic field and due to Newton's second law $$\vec{F}_{tot}= m \vec{a}$$ so $$q(\vec{E}+\vec{v} \times \vec{B})=m \vec{a}$$ meaning that $$\vec{E}= \frac{m}{q}(\vec{a}-\vec{v} \times \vec{B})$$ plugging the numbers we find that $$\vec{E}=-11.4 \vec{i} - 6.0 \vec{j} + 4.8 \vec{k} [V/m]$$
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