Question

An electron is located in an electric field of magnitude 600. newtons per coulomb. what is the magnitude of the electrostatic force acting on the electron?

Answer 1

The magnitude of the electrostatic force acting on a charge q is the product between the charge and the intensity of the electric field E. The magnitude of the electron charge is $q=1.6 \cdot 10^{-19}C$ (we are not interested in the sign), so the electrostatic force magnitude is
$F=qE=(1.6 \cdot 10^{-19}C)(600 N/C)=9.6\cdot 10^{-17}N$