During a thunderstorm the electric field at a certain point in the earth's atmosphere is 1.08 105 N/C, directed upward. Find the acceleration of a small piece of ice of mass 1.11 10-4 g, carrying a charge of 1.08 10-11 C.

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During a thunderstorm the electric field at a certain point in the earth's atmosphere is 1.08  105 N/C, directed upward. Find the acceleration of a small piece of ice of mass 1.11  10-4 g, carrying a charge of 1.08  10-11 C.

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In the thunderstorm, at a certain location, the electric field is given as

E=1.08×105 N/C

This electric field is directed straight upwards in the earths atmosphere

Any charged particle entering this field will experience an electric force, given by the equation

F=qEq is the magnitude of the charged particle

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