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An electron, starting from rest and moving with a constant acceleration, travels 2.0 cm in 5.0 ms. What is the magnitude of this acceleration?

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s=2.7 centimeters = 0.027 meters
t=3.9 milliseconds = 0.0039 seconds

s=(1/2)a*t^2
so
a=(2.7*2)/(0.0039)^2
= 355,029.58 m/s^2

a=355,029.58 m/s^2 = 355.02958 km / s^2
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