(a) A small amber bead with a mass of 14.0 g and a charge of -0.652 μC is suspended in equilibrium above the center of a large, horizontal sheet of glass that has a uniform charge density on its surface. Find the charge per unit area on the glass sheet (in µC/m²). x μC/m² (b) What If? What are the magnitude and direction of the acceleration of the piece of amber if its charge is doubled? (Enter the magnitude in m/s².) magnitude direction upward m/s²

(a) A small amber bead with a mass of 14.0 g and a charge of -0.652 μC is suspended in equilibrium above the center of a large, horizontal sheet of glass that has a uniform charge density on its surface. Find the charge per unit area on the glass sheet (in µC/m²). x μC/m² (b) What If? What are the magnitude and direction of the acceleration of the piece of amber if its charge is doubled? (Enter the magnitude in m/s².) magnitude direction upward m/s²

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(a) A small amber bead with a mass of 14.0 g and a charge of -0.652 μC is suspended in equilibrium above the center of a
large, horizontal sheet of glass that has a uniform charge density on its surface. Find the charge per unit area on the glass
sheet (in µC/m²).
x μC/m²
(b) What If? What are the magnitude and direction of the acceleration of the piece of amber if its charge is doubled? (Enter the
magnitude in m/s².)
magnitude
direction
upward
m/s²

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