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jaejoon89
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If an oil drop with mass 1.00x10^-14 kg loses an electron whilst in an electric field of 1.00x10^6 N/C, what is the change in acceleration?
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F=ma
F_e = qE
So I know delta a for change in acceleration will be (qE/m) final - (qE/m) initial... but what do I use for q (I can't use 1.60*10^-19 C, right, because that's just for one electron and not the whole oil droplet?). Also, will the electric field stay the same?
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F=ma
F_e = qE
So I know delta a for change in acceleration will be (qE/m) final - (qE/m) initial... but what do I use for q (I can't use 1.60*10^-19 C, right, because that's just for one electron and not the whole oil droplet?). Also, will the electric field stay the same?
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