An electron enters between two horizontal plates separated by $2\,mm$ and having a potential difference of $1000\,V$. The force on electron is
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(b) Force on electron $F = QE$ $ = Q\,\left( {\frac{V}{d}} \right)$
$⇒$ $F = (1.6 \times {10^{ - 19}})\,\left( {\frac{{1000}}{{2 \times {{10}^{ - 3}}}}} \right) = 8 \times {10^{ - 14}}\,N$
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