A small, 2.00-g plastic ball is suspended by a 20.0-cm long string in a uniform electric field as shown in Left Figure. If the ball is in E = 1.00 × 10³ N/C equilibrium when the string makes a 15.0° angle with the vertical, what is the net charge on the ball? L 15.0° m = 2.00 g

A small, 2.00-g plastic ball is suspended by a 20.0-cm long string in a uniform electric field as shown in Left Figure. If the ball is in E = 1.00 × 10³ N/C equilibrium when the string makes a 15.0° angle with the vertical, what is the net charge on the ball? L 15.0° m = 2.00 g

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A small, 2.00-g plastic ball is suspended by a
20.0-cm long string in a uniform electric field
as shown in Left Figure . If the ball is in
E = 1.00 × 10³ N/C
equilibrium when the string makes a 15.0°
angle with the vertical, what is the net
charge on the ball?
L
15.0°-
m = 2.00 g

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