Two tiny spheres of mass 5.80 mg carry charges of equal magnitude, 82.0 nC, but opposite sign. They are tied to the same ceiling hook by light strings of length 0.530 m. When a horizontal uniform electric field E that is directed to the left is turned on, the spheres hang at rest with the angle 0 between the strings equal to 58.0° (Figure 1). Figure 1 of 1 L L E What is the magnitude E of the field?

Two tiny spheres of mass 5.80 mg carry charges of equal magnitude, 82.0 nC, but opposite sign. They are tied to the same ceiling hook by light strings of length 0.530 m. When a horizontal uniform electric field E that is directed to the left is turned on, the spheres hang at rest with the angle 0 between the strings equal to 58.0° (Figure 1). Figure 1 of 1 L L E What is the magnitude E of the field?

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Chapter5: Electric Charges And Fields

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