Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-308-2

Chapter 20 - Electric Potential and Electric Potential Energy - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 722: 93

Answer

(a) from one end of its body to the other. (b) $5.3\times 10^{-9}C$

Work Step by Step

(a) We know that $V=\frac{Qd}{\epsilon_{\circ}AK}$ This equation shows us that voltage will be higher when d is large and A is small. Thus, it is an end-to-end separation of charge on the body of the fish (rather than side-to-side). (b) We know that $Q=\frac{VK\epsilon_{\circ}A}{d}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $Q=\frac{(350)(8.85\times 10^{-12})(1.8\times 10^{-2})(95)}{1.0}$ $Q=5.3\times 10^{-9}C$
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