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Electric Fields in Capacitors
24. Electric Force & Field; Gauss' Law / Electric Fields in Capacitors / Problem 3

Two electrodes with a separation distance of 3.0 cm have an electric field strength of 3.0 × 104 N/C between them. A proton is released from the negative plate at a 30° angle with respect to the horizontal. Find the maximum initial speed that the proton must have in order to just barely miss hitting the positive plate.

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