thread is tied to a charged 3-gram pith ball and attached to the ceiling at a location of a uniform electric field with an intensity of 500 N/C. The pith ball experiences an electric force which causes it to deflect from an otherwise vertical alignment by an angle of 12.6° from the vertical. Determine the vertical and horizontal components of the tension force of the thread. (Hint: Draw a free-body diagram.) A) vertical .0294 N, horizontal -.0066 N                     B) vertical .0066 N, horizontal -.0294 N

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A thread is tied to a charged 3-gram pith ball and attached to the ceiling at a location of a uniform electric field with an intensity of 500 N/C. The pith ball experiences an electric force which causes it to deflect from an otherwise vertical alignment by an angle of 12.6° from the vertical. Determine the vertical and horizontal components of the tension force of the thread. (Hint: Draw a free-body diagram.)

A) vertical .0294 N, horizontal -.0066 N                    

B) vertical .0066 N, horizontal -.0294 N

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500 N/C
Transcribed Image Text:E= 500 N/C
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