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Inside a vacuum tube, an electron is in the presence of a uniform electric field with a magnitude of 305 N/C.
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What is the magnitude of the acceleration of the electron (in m/s2)?
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The electron is initially at rest. What is its speed (in m/s) after 1.05 ✕ 10−8 s?
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