An electron of mass me initially at rest moves through a certain distance in a uniform electric field in time t¹. A proton of mass mp also initially at rest takes time t² to move through an equal distance in this uniform electric field. Neglecting the effect of gravity, the ratio of t²/t¹ is nearly equal to______
A. 1
B. (mp/me)½
C. (me/mp)½
D. 1836
Answer:B
An electron of mass me initially at rest moves through a certain distance in a uniform electric field in time t¹. A proton of mass mp also initially at rest takes time t² to move through an equal distance in this uniform electric field. Neglecting the effect of gravity, the ratio of t²/t¹ is nearly equal to______
A. 1 B. (mp/me)½ C. (me/mp)½ D. 1836