A thunderstorm has an electric field one night of 1.5 105 N/C. What is the magnitude of the electric force on an electron in such a field?

Answer 1

To find the electric force on an electron in an electric field, we can use the following formula:

F = qE

where F is the electric force, q is the charge of an electron, and E is the electric field. The charge of an electron is approximately -1.6 x 10^-19 C. So, we can plug in the values:

F = (-1.6 x 10^-19 C)(1.5 x 10^5 N/C)

F = -2.4 x 10^-14 N

Since we're asked for the magnitude of the electric force, we can ignore the negative sign, which indicates the direction of the force. So the magnitude of the electric force on an electron in such a field is:

F = 2.4 x 10^-14 N