You are a scientist studying small aerosol particles that

Chapter 37, Problem 37.67

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You are a scientist studying small aerosol particles that are contained in a vacuum chamber. The particles carry a net charge, and you use a uniform electric field to exert a constant force of 8.00 * 10-14 N on one of them. That particle moves in the direction of the exerted force. Your instruments measure the acceleration of the particle as a function of its speed v. The table gives the results of your measurements for this particular particle. v,c 0.60 0.65 0.70 0.75 0.80 0.85 a 1103 m,s 2 2 20.3 17.9 14.8 11.2 8.5 5.9 (a) Graph your data so that the data points are well fit by a straight line. Use the slope of this line to calculate the mass m of the particle. (b) What magnitude of acceleration does the exerted force produce if the speed of the particle is 100 m>s?