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SparkimusPrime
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I'm currentlt taking physics 4b (electricity and magnetism) and I'm having problems deciphering a homework problem.
I'm just mystified at what the question is asking, could someone restate the question in simpler terms? I have copied the question verbatim, I will attempt to supply additional information.
A very thin glass rod 4 meters long is rubbed all over with a silk cloth. It gains a uniformly distributed charge of +1.3E-6 C. Two small spherical rubber balloons of radius 1.2cm are rubbed all over with wool. They each gain a uniformly distributed charge of -2E-8 C. The balloons are near the midpoint of the glass rod, with their centers 3cm from the rod. The balloons are scm apart (4.4 cm between centers).
Calculate the angle of the electric field marked with the horizontal. Show all your work including vectors. State any approximations you're making.
I'm just mystified at what the question is asking, could someone restate the question in simpler terms? I have copied the question verbatim, I will attempt to supply additional information.