A charged particle moves through a uniform electric field created between two parallel plates, with the positive plate on the left and the negative plate on the right. The electric field strength between the plates is 500 N/C, and the plates are spaced 0.1 m apart. A proton (charge = 1.6 × 10-19 C, mass = 1.67 × 10-27 kg) is released from rest near the positive plate. Ignoring any other forces such as gravity, what will be the speed of the proton just as it reaches the negative plate?
Consider the work-energy principle where the work done by the electric field equals the change in kinetic energy of the proton.