A conducting plate held at 0V lies in the y-z plane at x=0.  A second plate held at +100V lies in the y-z Plane at x = 1cm.   A particle with mass 5 x10^-7 kg charged with -3μC is released at rest from close to the 0V plate and travels to the 100V plate.

a. What is the electric field (magnitude and direction) between the plates?

b. What force (magnitude and direction!)  does this field exert on the charge?  

c. Using force and distance, determine the work done by the electrical force when the charge moves from one plate to the other. Remember to include a plus or minus sign as appropriate.

d. What are the initial, final, and change in electrical  potential energy of the charge? Remember to include a plus or minus sign as appropriate.

e. Using the result of (d) find the amount of work done by the electric force in this process. Remember to include a plus or minus sign as appropriate.

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