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1 Phys162 UKZN 2020 (Electric charge and Electric field)

Problem 21.03. A 1.0 C point charge is 15 m from a second point charge, and the electric
force on one of them due to the other is 1.0 N. What is the magnitude of the second
charge?

Problem 21.08 Two small insulating spheres are attached to silk threads and
aligned vertically as shown in the figure. These spheres have equal masses of
40 g, and carry charges 𝑞! and 𝑞! of equal magnitude 2.0 μC but opposite sign.
The spheres are brought into the positions shown in the figure, with a vertical
separation of 15 cm between them. Note that you cannot neglect gravity. What
is the tension in the lower thread?

Problem 21.12 In the figure Q = 5.6 nC and all other

quantities are accurate to 2 significant figures. What is the
magnitude of the force on the charge Q?

Problem 21.25 Two point charges, Q1 = -1.0 μC and Q1 = +4.0 μC,

are placed as shown in the figure. The y component of the electric
field, at the origin O, is closest to

Problem 21.28 A 5.0μC point charge is placed at the 0.00 cm mark of a meter stick and a
-4.0μC point charge is placed at the 50 cm mark. At what point on a line joining the two
charges is the electric field due to these charges equal to zero?

Exercise 21.6 Two small spheres spaced 20 cm apart have equal charge. How many excess
electrons must be present on each sphere if the magnitude of the force of repulsion
between them is 4.57 x10-21N?


Exercise 21.14 A charge of -0.530 μC exerts an upward 0.190 N force on an unknown charge
0.280 m directly below it. (a) What is the unknown charge (magnitude and sign)? (b) What is
the magnitude of the force that the unknown charge exerts on the charge of magnitude
0.530 μC? (c) What is the direction of the force that the unknown charge exerts on the
charge of magnitude 0.530 μC ?



Exercise 21.19 Three point charges are arranged along the xaxis. Charge 𝑞! = +3.00 μC is at
the origin, and charge 𝑞! = -5.00 μC is at 𝑥= 0.200 . Charge 𝑞! = -8.00 μC. Where is 𝑞! located
if the net force on 𝑞! is 7.00 N in the - 𝑥 direction?


Problem 21.84 A small sphere with mass 9.00 μg and charge -4.30 μC is moving in a circular
orbit around a stationary sphere that has charge +7.50 μC. If the speed of the small sphere is
6300 m/s, what is the radius of its orbit? Treat the spheres as point charges and ignore
gravity.




Problem 21.35 In the figure, a ring 0.71 m in radius carries
a charge of +688 nC uniformly distributed over it. A point
charge Q is placed at the centre of the ring. The electric
field is equal to zero at field point P, which is on the axis
of the ring, and 0.73 m from its centre. The point
charge Q is closest to





Problem 21.33 A long, thin rod parallel to the y-axis is located at x = -1.0 cm and carries a
uniform linear charge density of +4.1 nC/m. A second long, thin rod parallel to the z-axis is
located at x = +1.0 cm and carries a uniform linear charge density of -4.1 nC/m. What is the
net electric field due to these rods at the origin?


Exercise 21.28 An electron is released from rest in a uniform electric field. The electron
accelerates vertically upward; traveling 4.50 m in the first 3.00 μs after it is released.
(a) What is the magnitude of the electric field? (b) What is the direction of the electric field?
(c) Are we justified in ignoring the effects of gravity? Justify your answer quantitatively.