Help with electric field acceleration problem.

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To solve the problem of an electron accelerated by a constant electric field of 300 nC, the first step is to calculate the acceleration using the formula F = qE, where F is the force, q is the charge of the electron, and E is the electric field strength. Once the acceleration is determined, the equations of motion can be applied to find the electron's speed after 1.00x10^-8 seconds. The discussion confirms that using F = MA is the correct approach to find the acceleration. Clarification was sought on the process, which was affirmed. Understanding these steps is essential for solving the problem effectively.
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Homework Statement



An electron is accelerated by a constant electric field of magnitude 300 nC. a) Find the acceleration of the electron. b) Use the equations of motion with constant acceleration to find the electron's speed after 1.00x10^-8 seconds.

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I'm not sure where to start with finding the acceleration, but once I know how to do that part b is easy. Do I just plug in the elementary electron charge along with F=qE then use F=MA to solve?
 
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Yes, that's what you should do.
 
nicksauce said:
Yes, that's what you should do.

Ok, just needed clarification on that.
 

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