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Chapter 22, Problem 3P(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Problem 3P
Two pellets, each with a charge of 1 microcoulomb (10−6 C), are located 3 cm (0.03 m) apart. Show that the electric force between them is 10N. What would be the mass of an object that would experience this same force in Earth’s gravitational field?
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QUESTION:
Problem 3P
Two pellets, each with a charge of 1 microcoulomb (10−6 C), are located 3 cm (0.03 m) apart. Show that the electric force between them is 10N. What would be the mass of an object that would experience this same force in Earth’s gravitational field?
ANSWER:
Solution 3P
The electric force between two point charge is
Here magnitude of charges, is the separation between charges and is constant.
Where