(a) A small plastic bead with a mass of 15.0 g and a charge of -0.712 µC is suspended in equilibrium above the center of a large, horizontal sheet of rubber that has a uniform charge density on its surface. Find the charge per unit area on the rubber sheet (in uC/m2). µC/m2 (b) What If? What are the magnitude and direction of the acceleration of the piece of plastic if its charge is doubled? (Enter the magnitude in m/s2.) magnitude m/s? direction ---Select-

(a) A small plastic bead with a mass of 15.0 g and a charge of -0.712 µC is suspended in equilibrium above the center of a large, horizontal sheet of rubber that has a uniform charge density on its surface. Find the charge per unit area on the rubber sheet (in uC/m2). µC/m2 (b) What If? What are the magnitude and direction of the acceleration of the piece of plastic if its charge is doubled? (Enter the magnitude in m/s2.) magnitude m/s? direction ---Select-

University Physics Volume 2

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Chapter6: Gauss's Law

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