Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
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Chapter 19 - Electric Charges, Forces, and Fields - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 687: 80

Answer

$q=-2.3\times 10^{-6}C$

Work Step by Step

We can find the magnitude and sign of the charge as $q=\frac{Er^2}{K}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $q=\frac{(36000)(0.75)^2}{8.99\times 10^9}$ $q=2.3\times 10^{-6}C$ Assuming the charge is negative $q=-2.3\times 10^{-6}C$
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