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A-LevelPhysicsElectric fieldsOct/Nov 2018Paper 2 Q57 Marks

A particle of mass m and charge q is in a uniform electric field of strength E. The particle has acceleration a due to the field. The particle has a charge of 4e where e is the elementary charge. The electric field strength is 3.5 × 10⁴ V m⁻¹. The acceleration of the particle is 1.5 × 10¹²ms⁻². A second nucleus that is an isotope of the nucleus in (c) is in the same uniform electric field.

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This structured question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Physics (9702) Oct/Nov 2018 examination, Paper 2 Variant 3. It tests the topic of Electric fields and is worth 7 marks.

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