Thin wire of negligible mass 0.150 m +0.600 μC -0.900 μC A small spherical insulator of mass 8.00x10-2 kg and charge +0.600 μC is hung by a thin wire of negligible mass. A charge of 0.900 µC is held 0.150 m away from the sphere and directly to the right of it, so the wire makes an angle with the vertical (see the drawing). Find (a) the angle and (b) the tension in the wire. 8

Thin wire of negligible mass 0.150 m +0.600 μC -0.900 μC A small spherical insulator of mass 8.00x10-2 kg and charge +0.600 μC is hung by a thin wire of negligible mass. A charge of 0.900 µC is held 0.150 m away from the sphere and directly to the right of it, so the wire makes an angle with the vertical (see the drawing). Find (a) the angle and (b) the tension in the wire. 8

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Thin wire of
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0.150 m
+0.600 μC -0.900 μC
A small spherical insulator of mass 8.00x10-² kg and charge
+0.600 µC is hung by a thin wire of negligible mass.
A charge of 0.900 µC is held 0.150 m away from the
sphere and directly to the right of it, so the wire makes an
angle with the vertical (see the drawing). Find (a) the angle
and (b) the tension in the wire.
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