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Motion of a charged particle accelerated by a uniform electric field

This type of question, asked 4 times: May 2021 S1, 4 May 2023 S2, 11 May 2024 S2, 19 Apr 2025 S2. All 4 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    May 2021 S1

    21
    A charge of magnitude 3e3e and mass 2m2m is moving in an electric field EE. The acceleration imparted to the charge is

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  2. Question 2

    4 May 2023 S2

    36
    An electron of mass 'm' and charge 'q' is accelerated from rest in a uniform electric field of intensity 'E'. The velocity acquired by it as it travels a distance 'l' is 'v'. The ratio qm\frac{q}{m} in terms of E, l and v is

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  3. Question 3

    11 May 2024 S2

    9
    An electron of mass 'm' and charge 'q' is accelerated from rest in a uniform electric field of strength 'E'. The velocity acquired by the electron, when it travels distance 'L', is

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  4. Question 4

    19 Apr 2025 S2

    34
    A charged particle of mass ' mm ' and charge ' qq ' is at rest. It is accelerated in a uniform electric field of intensity ' EE ' for time ' tt '. The kinetic energy of the particles after time tt is

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