1) A sphere with a mass of 0.200 g is suspended from a string in a homogeneous vertical electric field of 3.00 kN/C in an upward direction.  What is the charge on the ball if the tension on the string is (a) zero and (b) 4.00 mN?   Answer key (a) +653 nC;  (b) -680 nC

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1) A sphere with a mass of 0.200 g is suspended from a string in a homogeneous vertical electric field of 3.00 kN/C in an upward direction.  What is the charge on the ball if the tension on the string is (a) zero and (b) 4.00 mN?  

Answer key (a) +653 nC;  (b) -680 nC

 

 

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