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Chapter 23, Problem 23.1CQ
(a) Would life be different if the electron were positively charged and the proton were negatively charged? (b) Does the choice of signs have any bearing on physical and chemical interactions? Explain your answers.
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Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Technology Update (No access codes included)
Ch. 23 - Three objects are brought close to each other, two...Ch. 23 - Three objects are brought close to one another,...Ch. 23 - Object A has a charge of +2 C, and object B has a...Ch. 23 - A test charge of +3 C is at a point P where an...Ch. 23 - Rank the magnitudes of the electric field at...Ch. 23 - A free electron and a free proton are released in...Ch. 23 - Prob. 23.2OQCh. 23 - A very small ball has a mass of 5.00 103 kg and a...Ch. 23 - An electron with a speed of 3.00 106 m/s moves...Ch. 23 - A point charge of 4.00 nC is located at (0, 1.00)...
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An...Ch. 23 - Review. Two identical blocks resting on a...Ch. 23 - Review. Two identical blocks resting on a...Ch. 23 - Three identical point charges, each of mass m =...Ch. 23 - Show that the maximum magnitude Emax of the...Ch. 23 - Two hard rubber spheres, each of mass m = 15.0 g,...Ch. 23 - Two identical beads each have a mass m and charge...Ch. 23 - Two small spheres of mass m are suspended from...Ch. 23 - Review. A negatively charged particle q is placed...Ch. 23 - Review. A 1.00-g cork ball with charge 2.00 C is...Ch. 23 - Identical thin rods of length 2a carry equal...Ch. 23 - Eight charged panicles, each of magnitude q, are...Ch. 23 - Consider the charge distribution shown in Figure...Ch. 23 - Review. An electric dipole in a uniform horizontal...Ch. 23 - Inez is putting up decorations for her sisters...Ch. 23 - A line of charge with uniform density 35.0 nC/m...Ch. 23 - A particle of mass m and charge q moves at high...Ch. 23 - Two particles, each with charge 52.0 nC, are...
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