The figure below shows a small, hollow, plastic sphere hanging vertically from a thin, lightweight string. The sphere has a mass of 6.90 g and a uniformly distributed charge of q₁ = 32.1 nC. Directly below it is second sphere with the same mass, but a charge of q2 = -58.0 nC. (Assume this second sphere is fixed in place.) The centers of the two plastic spheres are a distance d = 2.00 cm apart. 91 92- (a) What is the tension (in N) in the string? N (b) The string will break if the tension in it exceeds 0.180 N. What is the smallest possible value of d (in cm) before the string breaks? cm

The figure below shows a small, hollow, plastic sphere hanging vertically from a thin, lightweight string. The sphere has a mass of 6.90 g and a uniformly distributed charge of q₁ = 32.1 nC. Directly below it is second sphere with the same mass, but a charge of q2 = -58.0 nC. (Assume this second sphere is fixed in place.) The centers of the two plastic spheres are a distance d = 2.00 cm apart. 91 92- (a) What is the tension (in N) in the string? N (b) The string will break if the tension in it exceeds 0.180 N. What is the smallest possible value of d (in cm) before the string breaks? cm

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Chapter23: Electric Forces

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Problem 53PQ: A metal sphere with charge +8.00 nC is attached to the left-hand end of a nonconducting rod of...

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