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Practice Problems 1

1. A 4.1510
-9
C charge is located 3.05 m from a -3.0210
-9
C charge. Find the magnitude
of the electrostatic force exerted ! one charge on the other.
Answer: 1.21e-08 N
2. Calculate the Coulom force on q1" as seen in the figure elo#. Choose forces to the
right e $ositi%e and forces to the left negati%e.
Assume q1 & 1.1' (C" q2 & ).39 (C and q3 & -2.51 (C. r1 & 3.23 cm and r2 & 1.*1 cm.
Answer: -5.40e+01 N
3. Calculate the Coulom force on q2.
Answer: 5.04e+02 N
4. Calculate the Coulom force on q3.
Answer: -4.50e+02 N
5. +hree $oint charges are arranged as sho#n. Find the %ector electric field that the ,2 and
,3 charges together create at the origin. +a-e ,1&4.4210
-9
C" ,2&-3.0010
-9
C"
,3&5.)910
-9
C" a&0.2)' m and &0.190 m.
.hat are the x- and !-com$onents of the electric field/
Answer: -7.17e+02 N/C -7.47e+02 N/C
6. Find the %ector force on the ,1 charge. .hat are the x- and !-com$onents of the force/
Answer: -3.17e-06 N -3.30e-06 N
7. +hree identical small 0t!rofoam alls 1m & 1.*5 g2 are sus$ended from a fixed $oint !
three nonconducting threads" each #ith a length of 45.* cm and #ith negligile mass. At
e,uilirium the three alls form an e,uilateral triangle #ith sides of 29.' cm. .hat is the
common charge q carried ! each all/
Answer: 2.04e-07 C
8. +#o small s$heres" each of mass 2.0* g" are sus$ended ! light strings 11.' cm in
length 1see figure elo#2.
A uniform electric field is a$$lied in the x direction. +he s$heres ha%e charges e,ual to
-5.0*10
-*
C and 35.0*10
-*
C. 4etermine the electric field that enales the s$heres to e
in e,uilirium at an angle of 5 & 10.16.
Answer: 3.43e+05 N/C
9. +hree charges" q1 & *.0* nC" q2 & -5.'5 nC and q3 & 2.'2 nC are at the corners of an
e,uilateral triangle" as sho#n in the figure elo#.
+he angle 7 is )0.06 and 8 & 0.440 m. Calculate the magnitude of the electric field at a
$oint mid#a! et#een the t#o charges on the x axis.
Answer: 2.57e+03 N/C
10. Calculate the angle of the electric field relati%e to the $ositi%e 1to the right2 x-axis"
#ith $ositi%e %alues u$ and negati%e do#n.
Answer: -3.75e+00 deg
11. A charged cor- all of mass 1.)5 g is sus$ended on a light string in the $resence of a
uniform electric field" as seen in the figure elo#.
.hen the electric field has an x com$onent of 3.2210
5
9:C" and a y com$onent of
5.1*10
5
9:C" the all is in e,uilirium at 5 & 35.'6. Calculate the charge on the all.
Answer: 1.68e-08 C
12. Calculate the tension in the string.
Answer: 9.25e-03 N
13. +hree identical charges 1q & -4.53 (C2 are along a circle of 1.)* m radius at angles of
51&30.06" 52&1506" and 53&2'06" as sho#n in the figure elo#.
.hat is the resultant electric field at the center of the circle/
Answer: 0.00e+00
14. A uniform electric field of magnitude )40 9:C exists et#een t#o $arallel $lates that
are 4.20 cm a$art. A $roton is released from the $ositi%e $late at the same instant that an
electron is released from the negati%e $late. 4etermine the distance from the $ositi%e
$late at #hich the t#o $ass each other. 1;gnore the electrical attraction et#een the $roton
and electron.2
Answer: 2.29e-03 cm

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