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Fundamentals of Physics, Volume 1, Chapter 1-20
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Author: David Halliday
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Chapter 24, Problem 5P
SSM An infinite nonconducting sheet has a surface charge density σ = 0.10 µC/m2 on one side. How far apart are equipotential surfaces whose potentials differ by 50 V?
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Fundamentals of Physics, Volume 1, Chapter 1-20
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Another...Ch. 24 - In Fig. 24-54, how much work must we do to bring a...Ch. 24 - GO In the rectangle of Fig. 24-55, the sides have...Ch. 24 - Figure 24-56a shows an electron moving along an...Ch. 24 - Two tiny metal sphere? A and B, mass mA = 5.00 g...Ch. 24 - GO A positron charge e, mass equal to the electron...Ch. 24 - An electron is projected with an initial speed of...Ch. 24 - Particle 1 with a charge of 5.0 C and particle 2...Ch. 24 - SSM Identical 50 C charges are fixed or an x axis...Ch. 24 - GO Proton in a well. Figure 24-59 shows electric...Ch. 24 - In Fig. 24-60, a charged particle either an...Ch. 24 - In Fig. 24-61a, we move an electron from an...Ch. 24 - Suppose N electrons can be placed in either of two...Ch. 24 - Sphere 1 with radius R1 has positive charge q....Ch. 24 - SSM WWW Two metal spheres, each of radius 3.0 cm,...Ch. 24 - A hollow metal sphere has a potential of 400 V...Ch. 24 - SSM What is the excess charge on a conducting...Ch. 24 - Two isolated, concentric, conducting spherical...Ch. 24 - A metal sphere of radius 15 cm has a net charge of...Ch. 24 - Here are the charges and coordinates of two...Ch. 24 - SSM A long, solid, conducting cylinder has a...Ch. 24 - The chocolate crumb mystery. This story begins...Ch. 24 - SSM Starting from Eq. 24-30, derive an expression...Ch. 24 - The magnitude E of an electric field depends on...Ch. 24 - a If an isolated conducting sphere 10 cm in radius...Ch. 24 - Three particles, charge q1 = 10 C, q2 = 20 C, and...Ch. 24 - An electric field of approximately 100 V/m is...Ch. 24 - A Gaussian sphere of radius 4.00 cm is centered or...Ch. 24 - In a Millikan oil-drop experiment Module 22-6, a...Ch. 24 - Figure 24-63 shows three circular, nonconducting...Ch. 24 - An electron is released from rest on the axis of...Ch. 24 - Figure 24-64 shows a ring of outer radius R = 13.0...Ch. 24 - GO Electron in a well. Figure 24-65 shows electric...Ch. 24 - a If Earth had a uniform surface charge density of...Ch. 24 - In Fig. 24-66, point P is at distance d1 = 4.00 m...Ch. 24 - A solid conducting sphere of radius 3.0 cm has a...Ch. 24 - In Fig. 24-67, we move a particle of charge 2e in...Ch. 24 - Figure 24-68 shows a hemisphere with a charge of...Ch. 24 - SSM Three 0.12 C charges form an equilateral...Ch. 24 - Two charges q = 2.0 C are fixed a distance d = 2.0...Ch. 24 - Initially two electrons are fixed in place with a...Ch. 24 - A particle of positive charge Q is fixed at point...Ch. 24 - Two charged, parallel, flat conducting surfaces...Ch. 24 - In Fig. 24-70, point P is at the center of the...Ch. 24 - SSM A uniform charge of 16.0 C is on a thin...Ch. 24 - Consider a particle with charge q = 150 108 C,...Ch. 24 - SSM A thick spherical shell of charge Q and...Ch. 24 - A charge q is distributed uniformly throughout a...Ch. 24 - SSM A solid copper sphere whose radius is 1.0 cm...Ch. 24 - In Fig. 24-71, a metal sphere with charge q = 5.00...Ch. 24 - a Using Eq. 24-32, show that the electric...Ch. 24 - An alpha particle which has two protons is seat...Ch. 24 - In the quark model of fundamental particles, a...Ch. 24 - A charge of 1.50 108 C lies on an isolated metal...Ch. 24 - In Fig. 24-72, two particles of charges q1 and q2...
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