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The discussion focuses on calculating the deflection of an electron beam in an oscilloscope due to an electric field created by charged plates AD and BC. The electric force acting on each electron is 3.20E-15 N, and the electron enters the field with a velocity of 2.25E7 m/s. The calculated deflection distance below the entry axis is 6.245E-3 m, while the textbook answer is 3.02E-2 m. The discrepancy arises from an error in the acceleration calculation, which should be verified against the correct application of kinematic equations.

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In the oscilloscope shown in the picture, an electron beam is deflected by charged metal plates AD and BC. In the region ABCD, each electron experiances a uniform downward electric force of 3.20E-15 N. Each electron enters the electric field along the illustrated axis, halfway between A and B, with a velocity of 2.25E7 m/s parallel to tge plates. The electric force is zero outside ABCD. The mass of an electron is 9.11E-31 kg. The gravitational force can be neglected during the short interval an electron travels to the fluorescent screen, S. Determine how far an electon is below the axis of entry when it hits the screen.
I took a picture with the iCamera thing in my laptop and it comes out backwards, but I can't seem to save it flipped over. Basically it shows that the distance between AD and BC, the plates, is 3 cm and the distace from the plates to the screen is 13cm.

The variables I pulled from this were:
V = 2.25E7 m/s
d = 3cm = 0.03m
Fe = 3.20E-15 N
V - d/t, so t = 1.33E-9 s
m = 9.11E-11 kg

The Attempt at a Solution


Fnet = Fe
ma = Fe
(9.11E-31)a = (3.20E-15)
a = 3.51E15
a = distance/time^2
3.51E15*(1.33E-9)^2 = d
d = 6.245E-3 m
The distance below the axis is 6.245E-3 m
My textbook gives the answer as 3.02E-2 m - however I cannot see where I have gone wrong.
 
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Could you maybe type out the question? Your pic is backwards and blurry!
 
oh, sorry i hadnt realized
 

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