An experimenter charges a plastic rod by friction and wants to determine its charge using an electroscope. Assume that the rod is negatively charged. In order to do so, he induces a charge on the electroscope and measures the separation between the leaves to be 2.00 cm. Based on the dimensions of the leaves he calculates the angle of separation between them to be 0.680 radians. Given that each of the leaves has a mass of (1.1x10^-1) g, calculate the total charge of the rod. (Use g = 9.81 m/s² and ɛo = 8.85 x 10-12 c²/Nm²) %3D %3D Input a negative value for the charge . Report the value in C to 2 sig figs. Keep track of your units. Remember that the charge of the rod will result to be twice the charge on each of the electroscope leaves. Note: Your answer is assumed to be reduced to the highest power possible.

An experimenter charges a plastic rod by friction and wants to determine its charge using an electroscope. Assume that the rod is negatively charged. In order to do so, he induces a charge on the electroscope and measures the separation between the leaves to be 2.00 cm. Based on the dimensions of the leaves he calculates the angle of separation between them to be 0.680 radians. Given that each of the leaves has a mass of (1.1x10^-1) g, calculate the total charge of the rod. (Use g = 9.81 m/s² and ɛo = 8.85 x 10-12 c²/Nm²) %3D %3D Input a negative value for the charge . Report the value in C to 2 sig figs. Keep track of your units. Remember that the charge of the rod will result to be twice the charge on each of the electroscope leaves. Note: Your answer is assumed to be reduced to the highest power possible.

College Physics

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