Physics A-Level
Electric force and acceleration
What Electric force and acceleration means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Electric force and acceleration
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Reference: OCR
The constant electric force F = qE causes acceleration a = F/m = qE/m.
Topics that use Electric force and acceleration
- Uniform electric field (OCR A-Level)
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