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This question is giving me some difficulty.
Under normal atmospheric conditions, the potential in the atmosphere near the Earth's surface rises 80 V for every metre of increased elevation.
A) What direction will free electrons in the atmosphere move?
B) Calculate the loss in electric potential energy of a free electron which moves vertically through 10 m in the atmosphere.
For A) would the electrons move vertically since q1 and q2 are being moved further apart?
I don't know how to get the answer in B.
Under normal atmospheric conditions, the potential in the atmosphere near the Earth's surface rises 80 V for every metre of increased elevation.
A) What direction will free electrons in the atmosphere move?
B) Calculate the loss in electric potential energy of a free electron which moves vertically through 10 m in the atmosphere.
For A) would the electrons move vertically since q1 and q2 are being moved further apart?
I don't know how to get the answer in B.