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A tiny ball (mass = 0.043 kg) carries a charge of -18.4
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tiny ball (mass = 0.012 kg) carries a charge of -18 ?C. What electric field (magnitude and direction) is needed to cause the ball to float above the ground?
Given
Mass of the tiny ball m = 0.012kg
charge q = -18*10-6C
Acceleration due to gravity g = 9.8m/s2
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We have the formula for the force is
F = qE
but F = mg
mg = qE
The magnitude of the electric field is given by
E = (mg)/q
= (0.012 kg)( 9.8 m/s2)/(18*10-6C)
Simplifying we get the answer.