A raindrop with charge q = +12nC is suspended in the air a few cm above a very large plane of charge with density o. If the mass of the raindrop is 18mg find the charge density of the plane in nano Coulombs per metersquare (nC/m²). (Take g2 10m/s² and €n x 9 × 10–1²C²/N.m²)

A raindrop with charge q = +12nC is suspended in the air a few cm above a very large plane of charge with density o. If the mass of the raindrop is 18mg find the charge density of the plane in nano Coulombs per metersquare (nC/m²). (Take g2 10m/s² and €n x 9 × 10–1²C²/N.m²)

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A raindrop with charge q = +12nC is suspended in the air a few cm above a very large plane of charge with density o. If the mass of the raindrop is 18mg find the charge
density of the plane in nano Coulombs per metersquare (nC/m²). (Take g 10m/s² and en 9 × 10–12C²/N.m²)
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