Question

An electron is a negatively charged particle that has a charge of magnitude, e - 1.60 x 10-19 C. Which one of the following statements best describes the electric field at a distance r from the electron? The electric field is directed toward the electron and has a magnitude of ke/r. The electric field is directed away from the electron and has a magnitude of ke/2. The electric field is directed toward the electron and has a magnitude of ke/? The electric field is directed toward the electron and has a magnitude of ke?/r. The electric field is directed away from the electron and has a magnitude of ke/r.

Answer 1

Answer:

The electric field is directed toward the electron and has a magnitude of $E=\frac{ke}{r^{2} }$.

Explanation:

An electric field is define as the surrounding of charges which exert a force on each other and this force can be attractive or repulsive depends on the charge.

In the given case electron is given and the magnitude of charge on electron is $e=1.6\times 10^{-19}C$

Electric field can be represented as,

$E=\frac{kQ}{r^{2} }$

Here, r is the distance between the point ande charge, k is the electric field constant and Q is the charge.

In the given question an electron is given so electric field will be,

$E=\frac{ke}{r^{2} }$

As we know that electric field start from the positive charge and vanish in the negative charge.

So, here the electric field will be $E=\frac{ke}{r^{2} }$ and it is directed toward the electron because of negative charge on the electron.