A 13.5 g piece of Styrofoam carries a net charge of -0.5 μC and floats above the center of a very large horizontal sheet of plastic that has a uniform charge density on its surface. What is the charge per unit area on the plastic sheet? The acceleration due to gravity is 9.8 m/s² and the permittivity of free space is 8.85419 x 10-12 C2/N/m². Answer in units of μC/m². 2 Answer in units of \mu C/m^2

A 13.5 g piece of Styrofoam carries a net charge of -0.5 μC and floats above the center of a very large horizontal sheet of plastic that has a uniform charge density on its surface. What is the charge per unit area on the plastic sheet? The acceleration due to gravity is 9.8 m/s² and the permittivity of free space is 8.85419 x 10-12 C2/N/m². Answer in units of μC/m². 2 Answer in units of \mu C/m^2

Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections

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Chapter24: Electric Fields

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