A proton is released from rest at the positive plate of a parallelplate capacitor. It crosses the capacitor and reaches the negative plate with a speed of 50,000 m/s. What will be the final speed of an electron released from rest at the negative plate?

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The object's final speed isve,f=2.14×106ms

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Step :1 Electrostatic field  

Given information:

A proton speed reaches the negative place is 50,000m/s.

Find:

The objective is to find final speed of proton.

We can estimate the changes in electric field seen between favourable and unfavourable plates for the electron using alternative energy:

ΔUe.p=ΔKp

=12mpvp,f212mpvp,i2

Uep=12mpvp,f2

We could obtain the qEdquantity by situating the minus panel at x=0and therfore the optimistic plate at x=dusing equation (28.9):

ΔUe,e=UfUi

=ΔU0+(q)EdΔU0+(q)E×0

Uee=αEd

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Step :2 Gravitational potential

The gravitational potential shift has been converted into energy.

From the angle of reducing emissions:

ΔUe,e=ΔKe=12meve,f212meve,i2

qEd=12meve,f2

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Step :3 Substitution 

Substituting the determined qEdvalue from either the proton case:

12mpvp,f2=12meve,f2

localid="1649457305020" ve,f=vp,fmpme=50000ms×1.6726×1027kg9.109×1031kg

localid="1649457587623" ve,f=2.14×106ms

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