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18.4 Exercise 7

Avg difficulty 2.5

Suppose that the force exerted on an electron is 5.6×10−17 N, directed to the east.

  1. Find the magnitude of the electric field that exerts the force.
  2. What will be the direction of the electric field?
  3. If the electron is replaced by a proton, what will be the magnitude of force exerted?
  4. What will be the direction of force on the proton?

OpenStax College Physics 2e, 18.4 Electric Field: Concept of a Field Revisited, exercise 7

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