Question: An electron is released from rest at the negative plate of a parallel plate capacitor and accelerates to the positive plate (see the drawing). The

An electron is released from rest at the negative plate of a parallel plate capacitor and accelerates to the positive plate (see the drawing). The plates are separated by a distance of 1.2 cm, and the electric field within the capacitor has a magnitude of 2.1 × 106 V/m. What is the kinetic energy of the electron just as it reaches the positive plate?

An electron is released from rest at the negative plate

Electric field+ Electron

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