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z_sharp
Mar3-05, 04:31 PM
Hey all, I'm not sure where to start on this question. :confused: :confused: Any ideas would be spectacular.

A tiny conducting ball of mass 1.00 g and charge 20.0 times 10^{-6} is hung from a non-conducting, massless thread. The electric field of magnitude 10^3N/C existing in this region is uniform and horizontal. Find the maximum angle of deviation between the thread and the vertical for the equilibrium, position of the ball.

Thanks Everyone

Nylex
Mar3-05, 04:35 PM
Think about the forces involved. What condition must be satisfied for equilibrium? Edit: diagrams usually help in problems like this, too.