At some instant the velocity components of an electron moving between two charged parallel plates are vx = 1.5 * 10^5 m/s and vy =3.0 * 10^3 m/s. Suppose the electric field between the plates is uniform and given by E: = (120 N/C)jˆ . In unit-vector notation, what are (a) the electron’s acceleration in that field and (b) the electron’s velocity when its x coordinate has changed by 2.0 cm?

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At some instant the velocity components of an electron
moving between two charged parallel plates are vx = 1.5 * 10^5 m/s
and vy =3.0 * 10^3 m/s. Suppose the electric field between the
plates is uniform and given by E:
= (120 N/C)jˆ . In unit-vector notation,
what are (a) the electron’s acceleration in that field and (b) the
electron’s velocity when its x coordinate has changed by 2.0 cm?

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