Question #156361

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


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Expert's answer
2021-01-19T07:09:08-0500

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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