A charged oil drop of mass m-8.00×104 kg is held floating (at rest) between two infinite plates. The plates are uniformly charged with densities +o and-o, where o= 1.1 nC/m2. Find the charge Q (in µC) of the oil drop. •Q

A charged oil drop of mass m-8.00×104 kg is held floating (at rest) between two infinite plates. The plates are uniformly charged with densities +o and-o, where o= 1.1 nC/m2. Find the charge Q (in µC) of the oil drop. •Q

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