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An ink droplet with a mass of 1.2E-10 kg and a charge of
-1.6E-13 C is moving horizontally at 17 m/s. It then passes between
2 deflection plates. The horizontal length L of these plates is 1.5
cm. There is a uniform electric field of magnitude 1.4E6 N/C,
directed downward, between the plates. Everywhere else, the
electric field is zero.
a. Calculate the magnitude and direction of the droplet’s
acceleration between the plates. Ignore gravity.
b. Calculate the vertical deflection of the droplet when it reaches
the end of the plates.