Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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Chapter 24, Problem 46SP
The tiny sphere at the end of the weightless thread illustrated in Fig. 24-8 has a mass of 0.60 g. It is immersed in air and exposed to a horizontal electric field of strength 700 N/C. The ball is in equilibrium in the position shown. What are the magnitude and sign of the charge on the ball?
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Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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Ch. 24 - 27. What is the force of repulsion between two...Ch. 24 - 28. Two equally charged small balls are 3 cm apart...Ch. 24 - 24.29 [II] Three point charges are placed at the...Ch. 24 - 24.30 [II] Four equal point charges of are placed...Ch. 24 - 24.31 [II] Four equal-magnitude point charges are...Ch. 24 - 24.32 [II] Charges of +2.0, +3.0, and are placed...Ch. 24 - 24.33 [II] One charge of is placed in air at...Ch. 24 - 24.34 [II] Two identical tiny metal balls carry...Ch. 24 - 24.35 [II] A charge of +6.0 experiences a force...Ch. 24 - 24.36 [I] A point charge of is placed at the...Ch. 24 - 24.37 [I] Determine the magnitude of the electric...Ch. 24 - 24.38 [I] A small conducting sphere carries a...Ch. 24 - 24.39 [I] Calculate the magnitude and direction of...Ch. 24 - 24.40 [I] Two +400-nC point charges are in vacuum...Ch. 24 - 24.41 [I] Two point charges, one +400.0 nC and the...Ch. 24 - 24.42 [III] Four equal-magnitude (4.0 ) charges in...Ch. 24 - 24.43 [II] A 0.200-g ball in air hangs from a...Ch. 24 - 24.44 [II] Determine the acceleration of a proton ...Ch. 24 - 24.45 [II] A small, 0.60-g ball in air carries a...Ch. 24 - 24.46 [III] The tiny sphere at the end of the...Ch. 24 - 24.47 [III] An electron is projected out along...Ch. 24 - 24.48 [III] A particle of mass m and charge −e...
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