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Acceleration of a charged particle of charge \(q\) and mass moving in a uniform electric field of strength \(\mathrm{E}\) is

  1. A \(\frac{q}{m E}\)
  2. B \(\frac{q E}{m}\)
  3. C \(\frac{\mathrm{m}}{\mathrm{qE}}\)
  4. D \(m q E\)
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(B) \(\frac{q E}{m}\)

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Force experienced by charged particle in uniform electric field,
\(\mathrm{F}=\mathrm{qE}\)
Acceleration of charged particle \(\mathrm{a}=\frac{\mathrm{F}}{\mathrm{m}}=\frac{\mathrm{qE}}{\mathrm{m}}\)