roseyramos
Aug25-09, 06:56 PM
1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data
Two identical conducting spheres, fixed in place, attract each other with an electrostatic force of 0.0898 N when their center-to-center separation is 39.6 cm. The spheres are then connected by a thin conducting wire. When the wire is removed, the spheres repel each other with an electrostatic force of 0.0337 N. Of the initial charges on the spheres, with a positive net charge, what was (a) the negative charge in coulombs on one of them and (b) the positive charge in coulombs on the other?
A particle of charge Q is fixed at the origin of an xy coordinate system. At t = 0 a particle (m = 0.931 g, q = 4.49 µC is located on the x axis at x = 16.0 cm, moving with a speed of 36.1 m/s in the positive y direction. For what value of Q (in μC) will the moving particle execute circular motion? (Neglect the gravitational force on the particle.)
2. Relevant equations
3. The attempt at a solution
So centripal force is
Fc=m•a=m•v²/R
And the electrostatic force is
Fe = kQq/R²
They are equal.
I need to get the answer is nanoCouloumbs. When I set these equations equal I get Q=481, but I have to remember that it's negative. The answer is supposed to be in NanoCoulombs, so I don't know if I'm correct and am typing it in wrong or I am way off. It's for one of the online physics homework thing we use at USD, so there's no way for me to know if I'm way off or almost there.
For part A, some other students think it's impossible, but the website is asking for an exact number for each one. I thought I did that one right as well, but what I'm getting is not correct. Can anyone help?
Two identical conducting spheres, fixed in place, attract each other with an electrostatic force of 0.0898 N when their center-to-center separation is 39.6 cm. The spheres are then connected by a thin conducting wire. When the wire is removed, the spheres repel each other with an electrostatic force of 0.0337 N. Of the initial charges on the spheres, with a positive net charge, what was (a) the negative charge in coulombs on one of them and (b) the positive charge in coulombs on the other?
A particle of charge Q is fixed at the origin of an xy coordinate system. At t = 0 a particle (m = 0.931 g, q = 4.49 µC is located on the x axis at x = 16.0 cm, moving with a speed of 36.1 m/s in the positive y direction. For what value of Q (in μC) will the moving particle execute circular motion? (Neglect the gravitational force on the particle.)
2. Relevant equations
3. The attempt at a solution
So centripal force is
Fc=m•a=m•v²/R
And the electrostatic force is
Fe = kQq/R²
They are equal.
I need to get the answer is nanoCouloumbs. When I set these equations equal I get Q=481, but I have to remember that it's negative. The answer is supposed to be in NanoCoulombs, so I don't know if I'm correct and am typing it in wrong or I am way off. It's for one of the online physics homework thing we use at USD, so there's no way for me to know if I'm way off or almost there.
For part A, some other students think it's impossible, but the website is asking for an exact number for each one. I thought I did that one right as well, but what I'm getting is not correct. Can anyone help?