A small piece of foam has a mass of 3.88 g and a charge of -17.8 C. It levitates, motionless, when placed in a uniform electric field perpendicular to the ground. What is the magnitude of the electric field (in N/C)? N/C What is the direction of the electric field? O upward O downward O east O west Bead chas

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A small piece of foam has a mass of 3.88 g and a charge of -17.8 pc. It levitates, motionless, when placed in a uniform electric field perpendicular to the ground.
What is the magnitude of the electric field (in N/C)?
N/C
What is the direction of the electric field?
O upward
Odownward
O east
Owest
The figure below shows three small, charged beads, all lying along the horizontal axis. Bead A, at left, has a 6.65 nC charge. Bead 8 has a 1.10 nC charge and is 3.00 am to the right of A. Bead Chas
-2.05 nC charge and is 2.00 am to the right of B
9₁
9₂
3.00 cm 2.00 cm
(a) What is the magnitude (in N/C) of the electric field at a point 2.00 cm to the right of A?
N/C
(b) A fourth bead with a charge of -8.00 nC is placed at this point. What are the magnitude (in N) and direction of the net electric force on it?
N
magnitude
direction
-Select-
N/C
(a) Determine the electric field strength at a point 1.00 cm to the left of the middle charge shown in the figure below. (Enter the magnitude of the electric field only.)
6.00 μC
1.50 μC -2.00 μC
-3.00 cm
%
-Select-
v
-2.00 cm
(b) If a charge of -2.92 µC is placed at this point, what are the magnitude and direction of the force on it?
magnitude
N
direction
@
An electron is accelerated by a constant electric field of magnitude 285 N/C.
(a) Find the acceleration of the electron.
m/s²
(b) Use the equations of motion with constant acceleration to find the electron's speed after 8.50 x 109 s, assuming it starts from rest.
-9
m/s
Transcribed Image Text:A small piece of foam has a mass of 3.88 g and a charge of -17.8 pc. It levitates, motionless, when placed in a uniform electric field perpendicular to the ground. What is the magnitude of the electric field (in N/C)? N/C What is the direction of the electric field? O upward Odownward O east Owest The figure below shows three small, charged beads, all lying along the horizontal axis. Bead A, at left, has a 6.65 nC charge. Bead 8 has a 1.10 nC charge and is 3.00 am to the right of A. Bead Chas -2.05 nC charge and is 2.00 am to the right of B 9₁ 9₂ 3.00 cm 2.00 cm (a) What is the magnitude (in N/C) of the electric field at a point 2.00 cm to the right of A? N/C (b) A fourth bead with a charge of -8.00 nC is placed at this point. What are the magnitude (in N) and direction of the net electric force on it? N magnitude direction -Select- N/C (a) Determine the electric field strength at a point 1.00 cm to the left of the middle charge shown in the figure below. (Enter the magnitude of the electric field only.) 6.00 μC 1.50 μC -2.00 μC -3.00 cm % -Select- v -2.00 cm (b) If a charge of -2.92 µC is placed at this point, what are the magnitude and direction of the force on it? magnitude N direction @ An electron is accelerated by a constant electric field of magnitude 285 N/C. (a) Find the acceleration of the electron. m/s² (b) Use the equations of motion with constant acceleration to find the electron's speed after 8.50 x 109 s, assuming it starts from rest. -9 m/s
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