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Motion of Charged Particles in Electric and Magnetic Fields

Problem 3.374

A particle with specific charge q/mq / m moves rectilinearly due to an electric field E=E0ax,E=E_{0}-a x, where aa is a positive constant, xx is the distance from the point where the particle was initially at rest. Find: (a) the distance covered by the particle till the moment it came to a standstill; (b) the acceleration of the particle at that moment.

Reveal Answer
(a) x=2E0/ax=2 E_{0} / a (b) w=qE0/mw=q E_{0} / m.