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Chapter 19 Problem 21P

Question

When two identical ions are separated by a distance of \(6.2 \times 10^{-10}\) m, the electrostatic force each exerts on the other is \(5.4 \times 10^{-9}\) N. How many electrons are missing from each ion?

Solution

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Here we need to calculate the number of electrons missing from each ion. If two identical ions are separated by a distance of \(r=6.2 \times 10^{-10} \mathrm{~m}\) and they exert an electrostatic force \(F=5.4 \times 10^{-9}\) N on each other.

 

In order to calculate the number of electrons missing in each ion, first we need to calculate the charge q of an ion using Coulomb's law. By dividing the charge value by charge on each electron we can arrive at the number of electrons in each ion.

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Title Physics with MasteringPhysics 4 
Author James S. Walker
ISBN 9780321541635

When two identical ions are separated by a distance of 6.2

Chapter 19 textbook questions

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