Gujarati
1. Electric Charges and Fields
easy

An electron falls through a small distance in a uniform electric field of magnitude $2 \times {10^4}N{C^{ - 1}}$. The direction of the field is reversed keeping the magnitude unchanged and a proton falls through the same distance. The time of fall will be

A

Same in both cases

B

More in the case of an electron

C

More in the case of proton

D

Independent of charge

Solution

(c) The time required to fall through distance $d$ is

$d = \frac{1}{2}\left( {\frac{{qE}}{m}} \right)\,{t^2}$ or $t = \sqrt {\frac{{2dm}}{{qE}}} $

Since ${t^2} \propto m,$ a proton takes more time.

Standard 12
Physics

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