2. A drop of oil is floating between two parallel plates with a separation of 4.0 mm and an applied voltage of 125 V. If the mass of the oil drop is 3.5 x 10-¹⁰ kg, determine the charge on the drop if the top plate is negative. (Hint: The electric force and the force of gravity balance.)

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Kindly provide the solution to the following question using the GRASS  method. Electric Fields - Proton / Drop of Oil question, (Unit: Gravitational, Electric, and Magnetic Fields).

 

The images attached are the formulas for this unit and the question. Please make sure to show all your work using the GRASS (given, required, analysis, solution, and statement) method and using formulas from this unit (Gravitational, Electric, and Magnetic Fields).

Gravitational
GM
r²
g
Eg
=
-GMm
r
FE
Electric Fields
EE
=
ε =
EE
kq192
d²
=
FE
q
kq192
ε =
= d
Fields
Vorbital
EE kq
q
d
||
=
d
Unit 3 Gravitational, Electric, & Magnetic Fields
= qε
W = ΔΕ =
kq192
= qV
d
qAV
ΔΕ
GM
T
=
r³ = CT² Cs
(-GMM) - (~GMM)
Magnetic Fields
FB = qvBsine
FB = Il B sin0
=
GM
47²
GMm
p2
Vescape
=
2GM
Transcribed Image Text:Gravitational GM r² g Eg = -GMm r FE Electric Fields EE = ε = EE kq192 d² = FE q kq192 ε = = d Fields Vorbital EE kq q d || = d Unit 3 Gravitational, Electric, & Magnetic Fields = qε W = ΔΕ = kq192 = qV d qAV ΔΕ GM T = r³ = CT² Cs (-GMM) - (~GMM) Magnetic Fields FB = qvBsine FB = Il B sin0 = GM 47² GMm p2 Vescape = 2GM
2. A drop of oil is floating between two parallel plates with a separation of 4.0 mm and an
applied voltage of 125 V. If the mass of the oil drop is 3.5 x 10-¹0 kg, determine the charge on the
drop if the top plate is negative. (Hint: The electric force and the force of gravity balance.)
Transcribed Image Text:2. A drop of oil is floating between two parallel plates with a separation of 4.0 mm and an applied voltage of 125 V. If the mass of the oil drop is 3.5 x 10-¹0 kg, determine the charge on the drop if the top plate is negative. (Hint: The electric force and the force of gravity balance.)
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