Problem 13: A thin conducting plate with side lengths L is given charge q. An electron is positioned a distance d above the center of the plate. Assume that d < L. (The symbol "<" indicates that d is very small as compared to L.) Part (a) Enter an expression, in Cartesian unit-vector notation, for the acceleration, a, of the electron.

Problem 13: A thin conducting plate with side lengths L is given charge q. An electron is positioned a distance d above the center of the plate. Assume that d < L. (The symbol "<" indicates that d is very small as compared to L.) Part (a) Enter an expression, in Cartesian unit-vector notation, for the acceleration, a, of the electron.

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

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