Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 25 - Electric Charges and Forces - Exercises and Problems - Page 749: 71

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$$\color{blue}{\bf [a]}$$ We have here a net horizontal force exerted on a charge $q$ while the net vertical force is zero. The two horizontal components of the two forces are equal since there is 2 in front of the first formula. Both forces are at 30$^\circ$ but one of them is counterclockwise with respect to the $+x$-direction and the other is clockwise. Now we can imagine two identical charges of $q_1=q_2=1\;\rm nC$ affecting a third unknown charge $q$. The distance between these two identical charges is 4 cm. And we are not given the distance between these two charges and $q$. Here is the problem text: From the data in the figure below, find $q$. $$\color{blue}{\bf [b]}$$ Solving the given formula for $q$; $$q=\dfrac{(5\times 10^{-5})\left( \dfrac{0.02}{\sin30^\circ} \right)^2}{2(9\times 10^9)(1\times 10^{-9})\cos30^\circ}$$ $$q=\color{red}{\bf 5.1}\;\rm nC$$
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