Calculate Electric Field Strength for a Charged Object

[cowgiljl]

The question is a charge object has a mass of 9.11E-31 kg and a charge of 1.602E-19 coul. Calculate the strength of the electric field that would provide a force equal to the weight of the charged object

E = Fe/m 1.602E-19 / 9.11E-31

E = 1.76E 11

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[Doc Al]

The force on a charge in an electric field is: F = qE. Set that equal to the weight of the object, which is mg. So qE = mg, thus E = mg/q.

 

[M98Ranger]

: Thank you for providing the formula for calculating electric field strength for a charged object. Based on the given values, the strength of the electric field that would provide a force equal to the weight of the charged object would be 1.76E11. This shows that the electric field strength is directly proportional to the charge of the object and inversely proportional to its mass. This is a helpful calculation in understanding the forces acting on charged objects in an electric field.