A charged oil droplet of unknown mass is balanced between the charged parallel plates shown in Figure B2 by an electric field strength 4000 N/C. The magnitude of the charge on the droplet is 6 × 10-16 C. Oil droplet +++ +++++++++++ Figure B2 a) Sketch the forces acting on the charged oil droplet. b) What is the type of charge on the oil droplet?

A charged oil droplet of unknown mass is balanced between the charged parallel plates shown in Figure B2 by an electric field strength 4000 N/C. The magnitude of the charge on the droplet is 6 × 10-16 C. Oil droplet +++ +++++++++++ Figure B2 a) Sketch the forces acting on the charged oil droplet. b) What is the type of charge on the oil droplet?

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Chapter7: Electric Potential

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