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22 May, 17:45

a smal object has a mass of kg and a charge of. it is placed at a certain spot where there is an electric field. when released, the objkect experiences an acceleration of in the direction of the - x axis. Determine the magnitutde and directiopn of t he electric field.

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  1. 22 May, 18:03
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    If the object's charge is positive the field goes in the + x direction

    If the object load is negative, the field must go in the - x direction

    Explanation:

    For this exercise let's use Newton's second law

    F = m a

    The force that acts is electric

    F = q E

    Let's replace

    q E = m a

    E = m a / q

    We can see that the direction of the electric field depends on the ratio of the acceleration and the charge, in this case the acceleration is in the + x direction,

    If the object's charge is positive the field goes in the + x direction

    If the object load is negative, the field must go in the - x direction
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