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The potential difference between two large parallel plates is varied as V=at; a is a positive constant and t is time. An electron starts from rest at t=0 from the plate which is at lower potential. If the distance between the plates is L, mass of electron m and charge on electron -e then find the velocity of the electron when it reaches the other plate.
I attempted the question by equating the relation between time & velocity and time & distance.
[tex]A=\frac{Vq}{x}=\frac{eat}{mL}[/tex]
[tex]\int_{0}^{v}dv=\int_{0}^{t}{Adt} \Rightarrow v=\frac{eat^{2}}{2mL}[/tex]
[tex]\int_{0}^{L}dx=\int_{0}^{t}vdt+\int_{0}^{t}atdt \Rightarrow L=\frac{ea}{2mL}\int_{0}^{t}t^{2}dt+\frac{ea}{mL}\int_{0}^{t}t^{2}dt=\frac{eat^3}{2mL}[/tex]
Now dividing the cube of first equation with square of second equation, to eliminate the time, I got [tex]v=\left ( \frac{eaL}{2m} \right )^{1/3}[/tex]
Now my problem is that the answer stated is [tex]v=\left ( \frac{9eaL}{2m} \right )^{1/3}[/tex]
Any problems as for what I have done?
I attempted the question by equating the relation between time & velocity and time & distance.
[tex]A=\frac{Vq}{x}=\frac{eat}{mL}[/tex]
[tex]\int_{0}^{v}dv=\int_{0}^{t}{Adt} \Rightarrow v=\frac{eat^{2}}{2mL}[/tex]
[tex]\int_{0}^{L}dx=\int_{0}^{t}vdt+\int_{0}^{t}atdt \Rightarrow L=\frac{ea}{2mL}\int_{0}^{t}t^{2}dt+\frac{ea}{mL}\int_{0}^{t}t^{2}dt=\frac{eat^3}{2mL}[/tex]
Now dividing the cube of first equation with square of second equation, to eliminate the time, I got [tex]v=\left ( \frac{eaL}{2m} \right )^{1/3}[/tex]
Now my problem is that the answer stated is [tex]v=\left ( \frac{9eaL}{2m} \right )^{1/3}[/tex]
Any problems as for what I have done?