An electron travels 0.01 m across an electric potential difference of 6 x 10^6 V. What is the force exerted on the electron? Type your answer below including the correct units

Explanation:

The force experienced by a charged particle immersed in an electric field is

where

q is the charge of the particle

E is the strength of the electric field

For a uniform field, we can write

where

is the potential difference

d is the distance travelled

So we can rewrite the force as

In this problem:

is the charge of the electron

is the potential difference

d = 0.01 m is the distance covered

Substituting, we find the force:

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