Physics for Scientists and Engineering Part 1
4th Edition
ISBN: 9780136139232
Author: Douglas C. Giancoli
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 21, Problem 34P
(II) Calculate the electric field at the center of a square 52.5 cm on a side if one corner is occupied by a −38.6 μC charge and the other three are occupied by −27.0 μC charges.
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Chapter 21 Solutions
Physics for Scientists and Engineering Part 1
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Q =...Ch. 21 - (III) A thin rod of length carries a total charge...Ch. 21 - (III) Uniform plane of charge. Charge is...Ch. 21 - (III) Suppose the charge Q on the ring of Fig....Ch. 21 - (II) An electron with speed v0 = 27.5 106 m/s is...Ch. 21 - (II) An electron has an initial velocity...Ch. 21 - (II) An electron moving to the right at 7.5 105...Ch. 21 - (II) At what angle will the electrons in Example...Ch. 21 - (II) An electron is traveling through a uniform...Ch. 21 - (II) A positive charge q is placed at the center...Ch. 21 - (II) A dipole consists of charges +e and e...Ch. 21 - (II) The HCl molecule has a dipole moment of about...Ch. 21 - (II) Suppose both charges in Fig. 2145 (for a...Ch. 21 - (II) An electric dipole, of dipole moment p and...Ch. 21 - (III) Suppose a dipole p is placed in a nonuniform...Ch. 21 - (III) (a) Show that at points along the axis of a...Ch. 21 - How close must two electrons be if the electric...Ch. 21 - Given that the human body is mostly made of water,...Ch. 21 - A 3.0-g copper penny has a positive charge of 38...Ch. 21 - Measurements indicate that there is an electric...Ch. 21 - (a) The electric field near the Earths surface has...Ch. 21 - A water droplet of radius 0.018 mm remains...Ch. 21 - Estimate the net force between the CO group and...Ch. 21 - Suppose that electrical attraction, rather than...Ch. 21 - In a simple model of the hydrogen atom, the...Ch. 21 - A positive point charge Q1 = 2.5 105 C is fixed...Ch. 21 - When clothes are removed from a dryer, a 40-g sock...Ch. 21 - A small lead sphere is encased in insulating...Ch. 21 - A large electroscope is made with leaves that are...Ch. 21 - Dry air will break down and generate a spark if...Ch. 21 - Two pint charges, Q1 = 6.7 and Q2 = 1.8 C, are...Ch. 21 - Packing material made of pieces of foamed...Ch. 21 - One type of electric quadrupole consists of two...Ch. 21 - Suppose electrons enter a uniform electric field...Ch. 21 - An electron moves in a circle of radius r around a...Ch. 21 - Three very large square planes of charge are...Ch. 21 - A point charge (m = 1.0 g) at the end of an...Ch. 21 - Four equal positive point charges, each of charge...Ch. 21 - Two small, identical conducting spheres A and B...Ch. 21 - A point charge of mass 0.210 kg, and net charge...Ch. 21 - A one-dimensional row of positive ions, each with...Ch. 21 - (III) A thin ring-shaped object of radius a...Ch. 21 - (III) An 8.00 C charge is on the x axis of a...
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