Consider an electron that is 1 · 10⁻¹⁰ m from an alpha particle with charge 3.2 · 10⁻¹⁹ C.
(a) What is the electric field due to the alpha particle at the location of the electron?
The direction of the electric field by the alpha particle at the electron is _________.
|E|ᵃᵃᵗₑ₋ = [ ] N/C
(b) What is the electric field due to the electron at the location of the alpha particle?
The direction of the electric field by the electron at the location of the alpha particle is _________.
|E|ₑ₋ₐᵗᵃ = [ ] N/C
(c) What is the magnitude of the electric force on the electron?
Fₑ₋ = [ ] N
(d) What is the magnitude of the electric force on the alpha particle?
Fᵃ = [ ] N
(e) Do the two forces obey Newton's Laws?