During a thunderstorm the electric field at a certain point in the earth's atmosphere is 1.07 105 N/C, directed upward. Find the acceleration of a small piece of ice of mass 1.06 10-4 g, carrying a charge of 1.11 10-11 C.

During a thunderstorm the electric field at a certain point in the earth's atmosphere is 1.07 105 N/C, directed upward. Find the acceleration of a small piece of ice of mass 1.06 10-4 g, carrying a charge of 1.11 10-11 C.

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