Q.

An electron falls through a small distance in a uniform electric field of magnitude 2 x 104NC-1.The direction of the field is reversed keeping the magnitude unchanged and a proton falls through the same distance. The time of fall will be

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a

Same in both cases

b

More in the case of an electron

c

More in the case of proton

d

Independent of charge

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

The time required to fall through distance d is d=12qEmt2 or t=2dmqESince t2∝m ,a proton takes more time.
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