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Motion inside a Uniform Electric Field Calculator

The Motion inside a Uniform Electric Field Calculator will calculate the:

  1. Acceleration caused on a charge inside a uniform electric field due to the electric force
  2. Moving time of a charge between two parallel plates charged oppositely
  3. Total displacement of a charge inside a uniform electric field

Please note that for the purpose of calculations, the Motion inside a Uniform Electric Field Calculator applies the following logic:

  1. Medium is considered as vacuum or air (ϵ = 1)
  2. The charge is initially considered at rest in contact with the plate which has the same type of charge
Motion inside a Uniform Electric Field Calculator
Motion inside a Uniform Electric Field Calculator Results (detailed calculations and formula below)
The acceleration caused on a charge inside a uniform electric field due to the electric force is m/s2 [metre per square second]
The moving time of a charge between two parallel plates charged oppositely s [second]
The total displacement of a charge inside a uniform electric field m [metre]
Acceleration of the charge caused by the electric force calculations
a = Q × ∆V/m × d
a = × / ×
a = /
a =
Moving time of a charge between two parallel plates calculations
t = √2 × m × d2/Q × ∆V
t = √2 × × 2/ ×
t = √2 × × /
t = √/
t = √
t =
Total displacement of charge calculations
∆S = d × √1 + g × m/Q × ∆V
∆S = × √1 + × / ×
∆S = × √1 + /
∆S = × √1 +
∆S = × √
∆S = ×
∆S =
Motion Inside A Uniform Electric Field Calculator Input Values
Electric charge (Q) C [Coulomb]
Potential difference between the plates (ΔV) V [Volt]
Distance between the plates (d) m [Metre]
Mass of the charge (m) kg [Kilogram]
Gravitational field strength (g) m/s2 [metre per square second]

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Acceleration of the charge caused by the electric force Formula and Calculation

a = Q × ∆V/m × d

The Acceleration of the charge caused by the electric force formula derives from the combination of the following formulae:

  1. Newton's Second Law of Motion

    a = F/m
  2. Fe = Q × E
  3. E = ΔV/d

Moving time of a charge between two parallel plates Formula and Calculation

t = √2 × m × d2/Q × ∆V

The Moving time of a charge between two parallel plates formula derives from the combination of the following formulae:

  1. d = a × t2/2
  2. a = Q × ∆V/m × d

Total displacement of charge Formula and Calculation

∆S = d × √1 + g × m/Q × ∆V

The Total displacement of charge formula derives from the combination of the following formulae:

  1. h = g × t2/2
  2. t = √2 × m × d2/Q × ∆V
  3. ∆S =√d2 + h2

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