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Well I got the answer. All that was required was to multiply 1.5 and 0.8, and then take that times 3E6N/C. I really didn't know what I was doing, I just "reverse engineered" the answer in the book, and it turned out to be right (I had a similar problem on an online assignment, which is how I...

Homework Statement Approximately how large an electric field would be required to cause a spark in a gas at standard temperature and pressure if the ionization energy for the molecule of this gas is 1.5 times the ionization energy for air molecules, and the cross-sectional area of the molecules...

I have only about 3 and a half hours until my assignment is due, so any help would be appreciated. I really do not know where my logic is wrong, the more and more I look at it, the more confused I become.

Homework Statement You observe that a negatively charged plastic pen repels a charged piece of magic tape. You then observe that the same piece of tape is repelled when brought near a metal sphere. You are wearing rubber soled shoes, and you touch the metal sphere with your hand. After you...