The figure below shows a small, hollow, plastic sphere hanging vertically from a thin, lightweight thread. The sphere has a mass of 6.20 g and a uniformly distributed charge ofq1 = 28.5 NC. Directly below it is a second sphere with the same mass, but a charge ofq2 = −58.0 NC. (Assume this second sphere is fixed in place.) The centers of the two plastic spheres are distanced = 2.00 cm apart. 1)What is the tension (in N) in the thread? _______N   2)The thread will break if the tension in it exceeds 0.180 N. What is the smallest possible value of d (in cm) before the thread breaks? _________cm

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The figure below shows a small, hollow, plastic sphere hanging vertically from a thin, lightweight thread. The sphere has a mass of 6.20 g and a uniformly distributed charge ofq1 = 28.5 NC. Directly below it is a second sphere with the same mass, but a charge ofq2 = −58.0 NC. (Assume this second sphere is fixed in place.) The centers of the two plastic spheres are distanced = 2.00 cm apart.

1)What is the tension (in N) in the thread?
_______N
 
2)The thread will break if the tension in it exceeds 0.180 N. What is the smallest possible value of d (in cm) before the thread breaks?
_________cm
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