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3 years ago

Differentiate between adhesion and cohesion.

Physics

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sergiy2304 [10]3 years ago

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<h2>Answer:</h2>

<h2>Cohesion </h2>

Is the attraction that molecules have for others of their same type.

<h2>Adhesion </h2>

Is the attraction that molecules have for others of different type by intermolecular forces.

A good example of both is water that can stick to itself through hydrogen bonds (cohesion) and can also stick to a glass due to adhesion.

So, while Cohesion is the force of attraction between adjacent particles within the same body, Adhesion is the interaction between the surfaces of different bodies.

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The x-component of the electric field at the origin = -11.74 N/C.

The y-component of the electric field at the origin = 97.41 N/C.

Explanation:

<u>Given:</u>

Charge on first charged particle, $q_1=-4.10\ nC=-4.10\times 10^{-9}\ C.$
Charge on the second charged particle, $q_2=3.80\ nC=3.80\times 10^{-9}\ C.$

Position of the first charge = $(x_1=0.00\ m,\ y_1=0.600\ m).$
Position of the second charge = $(x_2=1.50\ m,\ y_2=0.650\ m).$

The electric field at a point due to a charge $q$ at a point $r$ distance away is given by

$\vec E = \dfrac{kq}{|\vec r|^2}\ \hat r.$

where,

$k$ = Coulomb's constant, having value $\rm 8.99\times 10^9\ Nm^2/C^2.$

$\vec r$ = position vector of the point where the electric field is to be found with respect to the position of the charge $q$ .

$\hat r$ = unit vector along $\vec r$ .

The electric field at the origin due to first charge is given by

$\vec E_1 = \dfrac{kq_1}{|\vec r_1|^2}\ \hat r_1.$

$\vec r_1$ is the position vector of the origin with respect to the position of the first charge.

Assuming, $\hat i,\ \hat j$ are the units vectors along x and y axes respectively.

$\vec r_1=(0-x_1)\hat i+(0-y_1)\hat j\\=(0-0)\hat i+(0-0.6)\hat j\\=-0.6\hat j.\\\\|\vec r_1| = 0.6\ m.\\\hat r_1=\dfrac{\vec r_1}{|\vec r_1|}=\dfrac{0.6\ \hat j}{0.6}=-\hat j.$

Using these values,

$\vec E_1 = \dfrac{(8.99\times 10^9)\times (-4.10\times 10^{-9})}{(0.6)^2}\ (-\hat j)=1.025\times 10^2\ N/C\ \hat j.$

The electric field at the origin due to the second charge is given by

$\vec E_2 = \dfrac{kq_2}{|\vec r_2|^2}\ \hat r_2.$

$\vec r_2$ is the position vector of the origin with respect to the position of the second charge.

$\vec r_2=(0-x_2)\hat i+(0-y_2)\hat j\\=(0-1.50)\hat i+(0-0.650)\hat j\\=-1.5\hat i-0.65\hat j.\\\\|\vec r_2| = \sqrt{(-1.5)^2+(-0.65)^2}=1.635\ m.\\\hat r_2=\dfrac{\vec r_2}{|\vec r_2|}=\dfrac{-1.5\hat i-0.65\hat j}{1.634}=-0.918\ \hat i-0.398\hat j.$

Using these values,

$\vec E_2= \dfrac{(8.99\times 10^9)\times (3.80\times 10^{-9})}{(1.635)^2}(-0.918\ \hat i-0.398\hat j) =-11.74\ \hat i-5.09\ \hat j\ N/C.$

The net electric field at the origin due to both the charges is given by

$\vec E = \vec E_1+\vec E_2\\=(102.5\ \hat j)+(-11.74\ \hat i-5.09\ \hat j)\\=-11.74\ \hat i+(102.5-5.09)\hat j\\=(-11.74\ \hat i+97.41\ \hat j)\ N/C.$