• A proton with mass m = 1.67x10-27 kg and an initial velocity i, of magnitude 2x104 m/s in the positive x direction enters the region between two charged parallel plates through a small hole as seen in the figure. The magnitude of the electric fiend Ē between the plates is 5x104 N/C and in the negative x direction. A second hole is placed on the second plate opposite to the first one. (a) What should the maximum separation L between the plates be to allow the proton leave the plates from the second hole? (b)How long will it take the proton to do this? (c) If the separation were not L found in (a) but L/2 for the same proton speed, what would be the final velocity of the proton as it leaves the plates? (Ignore the gravity, assume that the holes do not alter the electric field. e = 1.6x10-19 C.) m

• A proton with mass m = 1.67x10-27 kg and an initial velocity i, of magnitude 2x104 m/s in the positive x direction enters the region between two charged parallel plates through a small hole as seen in the figure. The magnitude of the electric fiend Ē between the plates is 5x104 N/C and in the negative x direction. A second hole is placed on the second plate opposite to the first one. (a) What should the maximum separation L between the plates be to allow the proton leave the plates from the second hole? (b)How long will it take the proton to do this? (c) If the separation were not L found in (a) but L/2 for the same proton speed, what would be the final velocity of the proton as it leaves the plates? (Ignore the gravity, assume that the holes do not alter the electric field. e = 1.6x10-19 C.) m

Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections

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Chapter26: Electric Potential

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 48PQ: A particle with charge 1.60 1019 C enters midway between two charged plates, one positive and the...

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