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A uniform electric field exists in the region between two oppositely charged plane parallel plates. A proton is released from rest at the surface of the positively charged plate and strikes the surface of the opposite plate, 1.60 cm distant from the first, in a time interval of 3.20 * 10-6 s. (a) Find the magnitude of the electric field. (b) Find the speed of the proton when it strikes the negatively charged plate.
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