Question #156361

what are magnitude and direction of electric field that will just support an electron so that it long in air


Expert's answer

There are two forces that act on the electron: the electric force FeF_e directed upward and the force of gravity FgF_g directed downward. In order to electron to be long in air, the force of gravity must be balanced by the electric force:


Fe=Fg,F_e=F_g,qE=meg,qE=m_eg,E=megq,E=\dfrac{m_eg}{q},E=9.11031 kg9.8 ms21.61019 C=5.61011 NC.E=\dfrac{9.1\cdot10^{-31}\ kg\cdot 9.8\ \dfrac{m}{s^2}}{-1.6\cdot10^{-19}\ C}=-5.6\cdot10^{-11}\ \dfrac{N}{C}.


The magnitude of the electric field is E=5.61011 NC.E=5.6\cdot10^{-11}\ \dfrac{N}{C}. The sign minus indicates that the direction of the electric field is downward.

Answer:

E=5.61011 NC,E=5.6\cdot10^{-11}\ \dfrac{N}{C}, downward.


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