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Eddi Din [679]
3 years ago
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Two small identical conducting spheres are placed with their centers 0.41 m apart. One is given a charge of 12 ✕ 10−9 C, the oth

er a charge of −23 ✕ 10−9 C. (a) Find the electrostatic force exerted on one sphere by the other. magnitude 1.48e-5 Correct: Your answer is correct. N direction attractive Correct: Your answer is correct. (b) The spheres are connected by a conducting wire. Find the electrostatic force between the two after equilibrium is reached, where both spheres have the same charge.
Physics
1 answer:
nataly862011 [7]3 years ago
7 0

(a) -1.48\cdot 10^{-5}N

The electrostatic force exerted between the two sphere is given by:

F=k\frac{q_1 q_2}{r^2}

where

k is the Coulomb's constant

q1, q2 are the charges on the two spheres

r is the separation between the centres of the two spheres

In this problem,

q_1 = 12\cdot 10^{-9} C\\q_2 = -23\cdot 10^{-9} C\\r = 0.41 m

Substituting these values into the equation, we find the force

F=(9\cdot 10^9 Nm^2 C^{-2} )\frac{(12\cdot 10^{-9}C)(-23\cdot 10^{-9} C)}{(0.41 m)^2}=-1.48\cdot 10^{-5}N

And the negative sign means the force is attractive, since the two spheres have charges of opposite sign.

(b) +1.62\cdot 10^{-6}N

The total net charge over the two sphere is:

Q=q_1 +q_2 = 12\cdot 10^{-9}C+(-23\cdot 10^{-9}C)=-11\cdot 10^{-9} C

When the two spheres are connected, the charge distribute equally over the two spheres (since they are identical, they have same capacitance), so each sphere will have a charge of

q=\frac{Q}{2}=\frac{-11\cdot 10^{-9}C}{2}=-5.5\cdot 10^{-9}C

So the electrostatic force between the two spheres will now be

F=k\frac{q^2}{r^2}

And substituting numbers, we find

F=(9\cdot 10^9 Nm^2 C^{-2} )\frac{(-5.5\cdot 10^{-9} C)^2}{(0.41 m)^2}=+1.62\cdot 10^{-6}N

and the positive sign means the force is repulsive, since the two spheres have same sign charges.

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