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What happens if a free electron and a free proton are put into an electric field?
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∙ 10y ago
The proton will have greater acceleration. This is because the proton has a higher charge to mass ratio than the alpha particle. The proton has a +1 charge, as you know, and the alpha particle has a +2 charge because it has 2 protons in it. But the alpha particle also has a pair of neutrons fuesed to those 2 protons, so it has a 2 to 4 charge to mass ratio. The proton, with its 1 to 1 ratio of charge to mass, will have a greater acceleration in the same electric field.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 12y agoAs proton is positively charged the direction of force due to the electric field would be in the direction of the field.
But in case of electron as it is negatively charged, the direction of force on it would be opposite to the direction of the electric field.
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∙ 10y agobecause it is less massive than the proton.
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∙ 10y agoTheir magnitudes are equal but the acceleration of the electron is larger than the acceleration of the proton.
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∙ 12y agoelectron
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What type of fields surround every proton?
A 'gravitational field' and an 'electric field' surrounds every proton.
Distinguish an electric from a magnetic field?
An electric field can created by a presence of a charge particle such as electron or proton. While a magnetic fieldis created due the relative motion of a charge particle with repeat to a stationary observer, motion of the charge particle.
If a stationary electron sat inside a stationary magnetic field would the magnetic field cause the electron to move?
Stationary charge don't produce a magnetic field. because it has no velocity in it, without flow of electron we can't find electricity and for that we have no magnetic field for a stationary charge. It produce only electric field.
What happens to an electron that is chasing a proton up a page when suddenly a magnetic field pointing into the page is applied?
Use the left hand rule (or use the right hand rule and reverse the result):F(vector) = v(vector) x B(vector)v is up and B is into page, so F is to the right. ?But since the electron still has momentum moving up, it will start moving up and to the right (assuming the proton is fixed. ?If the proton is also moving, then it gets more complicated).
What will happen to an atom is an beta particles emits or adds?
The beta particle will alter the electromagnetic field of the atom. An electron will add to the electromagnetic charge if emitted, and subtract from, if it is absorbed. A positron will do the opposite. The atomic nucleus will also change. an electron can convert a neutron to a proton if emitted, and a proton to a neutron if absorbed. The positron, again, will do the opposite.
Does an electron accelerate greater than a proton in an electric field?
yes, it has less mass.
Force experienced by an electric field E is F N What will be the force on a proton in the same field. Take mass of the proton to be 1836 times mass of an electron?
Force experienced will be same in magnitude as that of electron but in opp direction i.e. F=qE.
What subatomic particles have an electric field around it?
among such particles are electro , proton , positron , betatron an quarks.... APEX: Neutron
What is the velocity experienced by an electron in an electric field?
That depends on the strength of the electric field, and on the length of time the electron has been experiencing it. An electron in an electric field accelerates uniformly.
Will a chlorine ion lose its extra electron to a sodium ion when they are separated by an electric field in an aqueous solution?
no, because the electric potential of sodium is so low.But chlorine will give electron to proton to form hydrogen gas
Is the electric field caused by an electron weakest near the electron?
The electric field is stronger near the electron and becomes weaker as the distance from the electron increases.
What type of fields surround every proton?
A 'gravitational field' and an 'electric field' surrounds every proton.
How would a proton's motion differ from the motion of an electron placed at the same point in the same electric field?
First of all, the forces they experience would be in exactly the opposite directions. Secondly, because the mass of the proton is greater, it would have a lower acceleration than the electron.
What is the magnitude of the electric field due to a proton at a distance r NM?
The magnitude of the electric field is 2.5.
What does a spinning electron produce?
A magnetic field not a proton :) Hope This Helped!!
What is the magnitude of the electric field due to a proton at a distance r 0.5 nm?
The magnitude of the electric field is 2.5.
If a stationary electron sat inside a stationary electric field would the electric field cause the electron to move?
Yes. Stationary electric (electrostatic) fields will act on each other and a force will be developed. If you had a standing electric field and could "beam in" an electron (a la Star Trek), the electron would react at once and move either toward a positive field source or away from a negative field source. The electron would know the field was there the instant it appeared.
