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Ok so I am on the last 2 questions of my electricity and electric fields assignment and I am totally stumped.
heres the first one
12. Object A with a mass of 1.4 X 10-3 kg has a charge of 3.8 X 10-10 C. This object is at rest a distance of 48 cm from a fixed object B of charge 4.2 X 10-5 C. The two objects will repel each other. With what speed will object A be moving at when it is 96 cm from object B?
(4 marks)
Ok so far this i figured that first i ahve to find the total energy at rest at 48cm and ET=EP because Ek=0 because its at rest. however i can't think of a formula for EP because for EP=mgh i don't have any hieght and for EP=1/2kx^2 i don't have k or x. then i know i find the EP at 96 cm and solve for v, but i can't figure out how to get there.
THe next question is sort of the same:
13. Two charged objects A and B have masses of 1.3 X 10-2 kg and 2.6 X 10-2 kg respectively. Their charges are -1.7 X 10-4 C and -3.8 X 10-4 C respectively. They are released from rest when they are 3.6 m apart. What will their speeds be when they are a "large'' distance apart? (6 marks)
For this one I am totally confused because i don't know how to start. I mean i wrote down the variables but I am not sure how to approach this question.
Please help me out... my grade depends on it.
heres the first one
12. Object A with a mass of 1.4 X 10-3 kg has a charge of 3.8 X 10-10 C. This object is at rest a distance of 48 cm from a fixed object B of charge 4.2 X 10-5 C. The two objects will repel each other. With what speed will object A be moving at when it is 96 cm from object B?
(4 marks)
Ok so far this i figured that first i ahve to find the total energy at rest at 48cm and ET=EP because Ek=0 because its at rest. however i can't think of a formula for EP because for EP=mgh i don't have any hieght and for EP=1/2kx^2 i don't have k or x. then i know i find the EP at 96 cm and solve for v, but i can't figure out how to get there.
THe next question is sort of the same:
13. Two charged objects A and B have masses of 1.3 X 10-2 kg and 2.6 X 10-2 kg respectively. Their charges are -1.7 X 10-4 C and -3.8 X 10-4 C respectively. They are released from rest when they are 3.6 m apart. What will their speeds be when they are a "large'' distance apart? (6 marks)
For this one I am totally confused because i don't know how to start. I mean i wrote down the variables but I am not sure how to approach this question.
Please help me out... my grade depends on it.