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3 years ago

How was the gravitational constant G first determined

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In equation form, this is often expressed as follows: The constant of proportionality in this equation is G - the universal gravitation constant. The value of G was not experimentally determined until nearly a century later (1798) by Lord Henry Cavendish using a torsion balance.

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Energy in a capacitor can be defined as

$E = \frac{1}{2}CV^2 = \frac{1}{2}\frac{Q^2}{C}$

Here,

V = Potential difference across the capacitor plates

Q = Charge stored on the capacitor plates

At the same time capacitance can be defined as,

$C = \epsilon_0 (\frac{A}{d})$

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$E = \frac{1}{2} CV^2$

$E = \frac{1}{2} (1.5901*10^{-10})(575)^2$

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PART B) We know first that everything that the load can be defined as the product between voltage and capacitance, therefore

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$W = 1.051*10^{-4} J -2.628*10^{-5}J$

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