Physics: Principles with Applications (7th Edition)

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Chapter 16 - Electric Charge and Electric Field - General Problems - Page 471: 49

Answer

10 million.

Work Step by Step

The droplet is stationary, so the upward electric force balances the weight. Find the mass of the droplet from its volume times the density of water. Let N be the excess number of electron charges on the droplet. $$|q|E=mg$$ $$NeE=\frac{4\pi}{3}r^3\rho g$$ $$N=\frac{4\pi r^3\rho g }{3eE} $$ $$N=\frac{4\pi (0.000018m)^3(1000kg/m^3) (9.80m/s^2) }{3(1.60\times10^{-19}C)(150N/C)}\approx 1.0\times10^7 $$
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