A constant electric field accelerates a proton from rest through a distance of 1.40 m to a speed of 1.33 ✕ 105 m/s. (The mass and charge of a proton are mp = 1.67 ✕ 10−27 kg and qp = e = 1.60 ✕ 10−19 C.) HINT (a) Find the change in the proton's kinetic energy (in J). J (b) Find the change in the system's electric potential energy (in J). J (c) Calculate the magnitude of the electric field (in N/C). N/C

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A constant electric field accelerates a proton from rest through a distance of 1.40 m to a speed of 1.33 ✕ 105 m/s. (The mass and charge of a proton are 
mp = 1.67 ✕ 10−27 kg
 and 
qp = e = 1.60 ✕ 10−19 C.)
HINT
(a)
Find the change in the proton's kinetic energy (in J).
  J
(b)
Find the change in the system's electric potential energy (in J).
  J
(c)
Calculate the magnitude of the electric field (in N/C).
  N/C
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