It is possible to charge a balloon to several thousand volts using electrostatics, for example, by rubbing it on one’s hair or on different types of clothing. Does this mean that the balloon is also storing several Joules of energy? Why or why not?

Q: A particle (charge = 5.5 µC) is released from rest at a point x = 19.3 cm. If a 49.1-µC charge is…

A: ∆EK=Ui-Uf=kqQri-kqQrf=kqQ1ri-1rf=9×109 NC5.5×10-6 C49.1×10-6 C119.3×10-2 m-119.3+95.1×10-2 m=10.47 J

Q: What are the magnitude and direction of the force exerted on a 4.85 µC charge by a 335 N/C electric…

A: Consider the East direction to be the positive x-direction. The given charge, q=4.85 μC = 4.85×10-6…

Q: Two identical metallic spheres are suspended as bobs of a simple pendulum as shown in the figure.…

A: Given values: Charge on each of  bobs, q = 7.5 x 10-9 C Length of each string, l = 0.5 m Angle…

Q: Calculate the electric field at one corner of a square 1.22 m on a side if the other three corners…

A: Given : side of square, r = 1.22 m             charges, q1 = q2 = q3 = +2.25 × 10−6 C

Q: A particle with a charge of 4.0 µC has a mass of 5.0 × 10-3 kg. What electric field directed upward…

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Q: Three point charges are located as follows triangle point 1 (6 microC) point 2( -8 microC ) 4cm from…

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Q: Two balls have the same mass and the same charge of 15 µC. They hang from the ceiling on strings of…

A: The free-body diagram of the system is shown below. Here, d is the distance between the balls and T…

Q: A student who grew up in a tropical country and is studying in the United States may have no…

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Q: You remove 2×1010 electrons from a quarter and the same number from a penny. Which of the coins ends…

A: Property of Quantization of charge will be used, according to which net charge on a body is always…

Q: Determine the magnitude and the direction of the electric field at a point midway between a…

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Q: A liquid drop having 6 excess electrons is kept stationary under a uniform electric field of 25.5…

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Q: Two identical charges are maintained at a constant separation. If the charges are both tripled, the…

A: Given data:  Two identical changes q1 = q2 = q  New charges q'1 = q'2 = 3q Required: New force…

Q: An object with charge of 1.58 C experiences an upward force of 4.36 N when placed at a certain point…

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Q: Rocket observations show that dust particles in Earth's upper atmosphere are often electrically…

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Q: 1. If 1.74 x1020 electrons move through a pocket calculator during a full day's operation, how many…

A: “Since you have asked multiple question, we will solve the first question for you. If you want any…

Q: Q1 Volts A5 cm 1 2 3 4. Calculate the work required to move a charge of -5.70x10-12 C from a to j.…

A: a) work done W = q* (v2-v1) where.v = potential here W = -5.70*10-12 * (2-(-2)) W= - 2.28*10-11  J

Q: why do you not have to hit a hockey puck and make a goal with just positive charge?

A: We not have to hit a hockey puck and make a goal with just positive charge

Q: How many electrons would have to be removed from a coin to leave it with a charge of +9.9 × 107 C?

A: Charge (q) = 9.9×10-7 C Number of electrons removed = n

Q: You have a lightweight spring whose unstretched length is 4.0 cm. First, you attach one end of the…

A: Given data The initial length of the spring is L1=4.0 cm The mass attached is m=1.8 g The final…

Q: Calculate the magnitude of the force a 1.5 x 10-6 C charge exerts on a 3.2 x 10-4 C charge located…

A: Given data:  Charge (q1) = 1.5 × 10-6 C Charge (q2) = 3.2 × 10-4 C Distance (r) = 1.5 m Required:…

Q: An object has -0.0003 C of charge. This means that the object has: O 1.875 * 10^15 fewer electrons…

A: Given data: The charge on the object is, q=-0.0003 C Formula used: The charge on the single electron…

Q: How many electrons should be removed from the Van de Graaff generator so that its electric charge…

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Q: Two small balls with a mass of 2 g each are hanging on two separate strings 0.5  m (50 cm)  long…

A: Given: mass of balls m= 2g distance b/w two balls, d= 6cm length of the string, l= 0.5m the charges…

Q: You provide 10 J of work on an electron over an electric field of 100 N/C.  How far did you push the…

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Q: be removed from the dome so that its electric charge reaches 1.6μC? Please answer within 15 minutes.…

A: GivenCharge, q=1.6 μC

Q: The earth has a vertical electric field at the surface, pointing down, that averages 118 N/C . This…

A: The charge distribution over the surface of earth is considered as uniform and symmetric. The charge…

Q: 2. Six point charges, each equal to 1mC, are brought from infinity and arranged on the six faces of…

A: The given values are,

Q: Two coins are placed on a horizontal insulating surface a distance of 2.4 m apart and given equal…

A: Since the separation distance of the two coins is much larger than their dimensions, we can treat…

Q: a system composed of two point charges q1=6.1 \( \mu \)C and q2=12.8 \( \mu \)C when separated by a…

A: Electric potential energy stored in a system of two charges q1 and q2 separated by a distance “r” is…

Q: An electron acquires 5.65x10-16 J of kinetic energy when it is accelerated by an electric field from…

A: Given data; Kinetic energy of electron is, KE=5.65×10-16 J.

Q: Find the electric field (in units of N/C) needed to accelerate a charged particle (m322 ug and q=33…

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Q: Two small balls with a mass of 2 g each are hanging on two separate strings 0.5 m (50 cm) long…

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Q: A particle having a positive charge of 1.4  10-6 C experiences an upward force of 3 N when placed at…

A: Given data: A particle having a positive charge is, q=1.4  10-6 C Charge is experiences an upward…

Q: A human is encased in a gigantic, hollow, metallic sphere that is shielded from the…

A: Human is enclosed in hollow metallic sphere . A charge is put on outer surface of metallic sphere .

Q: Two identical 1.00 g insulating balls with equal charges hang on 25.0 cm long strings as shown in…

A: Ass the given figure,  The charges are equal, consider, q mass of the each insulating ball, m =…

Q: If 2.50×1020 electrons move through a pocket calculator during a full day's operation, how many…

A: Each electron carries a charge whose value in Coulombs is -1.6×10-19C. The sign of charge of…

Q: Two small balls, each of mass 3.0 g, are attached to silk threads 30 cm long, which are in turn tied…

A: For equilibrium net force must be zero and horizontal as well as vertical forces must be balanced.

Q: If the electric field is measured to be 5.5×10°N/C, how much force would be exerted on an electron…

A: Electric Force: Electric force may be repulsive or attractive. It is defined as the attractive or…

Q: An eccentric inventor attempts to levitate a cork ball by wrapping it with foil and placing a large…

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Q: Two point charges, +0.04 µC and +6.16 µC, are 20 cm apart in air. Calculate the potential energy and…

A: The potential energy V) of two charges q1 and q2 r distance apart:V=14πε0×q1q2r Potential energy of…

Q: When the balls are given equal charges, they are repelled to a distance of 3.6 cm from each other.…

A: Given Mass of each ball m = 200 mg = 200 × 10-6 kg = 2 × 10-4 kg Distance between the ball r = 3.6 ×…

Q: Two point charges, +0.04 μC and +6.16 μC, are 20 cm apart in air. Calculate the potential energy and…

A: To write the expression for potential energy is given by,          U=kq1q2r..... (1)Where, q1,q2 are…

Q: As shown here, a positively charged insulator is held near a neutral insulator. If these objects are…

A: There are two insulating sphere as one is positively charged and second is uncharged. Both are free…

Q: To work with situations involving an electric field, I need to know The values of two charges The…

A: In this question we have to answer what information is required when we are working with a situation…

Electric Charges and Fields

One of the fundamental properties is the electromagnetic property. Charge cannot be destroyed by any process and this contributes formally to the law of charge conservation.