Physics: Principles with Applications (7th Edition)

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Chapter 16 - Electric Charge and Electric Field - Problems - Page 470: 27

Answer

$5.97\times10^{-10}N/C \;south$.

Work Step by Step

Assume that this is the only force acting on the electron. Apply Newton’s second law, and use equation 16–3 to calculate the magnitude of the field. $$\vec{E}=\frac{\vec{F}}{q}$$ $$\vec{F}=q\vec{E}=m\vec{a}$$ $$\vec{E}=\frac{m\vec{a}}{q}=\frac{(9.11\times10^{-31}kg)(105\;m/s^2\;north)}{-1.602\times10^{-19}C}$$ $$= 5.97\times10^{-10}N/C \;south$$
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