An Electron Is Released from Rest at the Negative Plate

question 30

Short Answer

An electron is released from rest at the negative plate of a parallel plate capacitor.If the distance between the plates is 5 mm and the potential difference across the plates is 5 V, with what velocity does the electron hit the positive plate? (me = 9.1 *10-31 kg, qe = 1.6 * 10-19 C.)

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