An `alpha` particle is located at a point where electric field strength is `3xx10^(4)N//C`. Calculate (a) the force on the `alpha`- particle (b) its acceleration.

Explanation

To solve the problem step by step, we will calculate the force on the alpha particle and then its acceleration.

### Step 1: Understand the properties of the alpha particle
An alpha particle consists of 2 protons and 2 neutrons. The neutrons do not contribute to the charge, so we only consider the charge from the protons.

### Step 2: Calculate the charge of the alpha particle
The charge of a single proton is approximately \(1.6 \times 10^{-19}\) Coulombs. Since an alpha particle has 2 protons, the total charge \(Q\) of the alpha particle is:
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