Determine the potential difference between two charged parallel plates that are 0.10 cm apart and have an electric field strengt
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Answer and explanation:
A correct option is an option (B).
The electrical force between two charges is given as,
The electrical force is directly proportional to the product of two charges. Thus Force will depend on two charges irrespective of their signs.
Option (A) is incorrect because if charges are opposite, the value of force will not be zero. It will be -ve.
Option (C) is incorrect because the force is directly proportional to the product of charges, it depends on the amount of charge.
Option (D) is also incorrect because the force in inversly proportional to the distance between two charges. Thus, if the distance between two charges is increased, the force between two charges will decrease.
Concllusion:
The correct option is option (B).
Answer:
a) Gravitational potential energy = 399 J
b) Gravitational potential energy = 66.5 J
c) Gravitational potential energy = 0 J
Explanation:
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Please, see the attached figure for a better understanding of the problem.
a) When the ropes are horizontal, the height of the child, relative to the child's lowest position, is 2.10 m (see figure).
The gravitational potential energy is calculated as follows:
PE = mgh
Where:
PE = potential energy.
mg = weight of the child
h = height.
Then when the ropes are horizontal, the potential energy will be:
PE = 190 N · 2.10 m = 399 J
b) When the ropes make a 34.0° with the vertical, the height of the child is 2.10 m minus x (see figure). To find x, we can use trigonometry of right triangles:
cos angle = adjacent side / hypotenuse
cos 34.0° = x / 2.10 m
x = 2.10 m · cos 34.0° = 1.75 m
Then, the height of the child relative to the lowest position is
(2.10 m - 1.75 m) = 0.35 m
Therefore, the gravitational potential energy will be:
PE = 190 N · 0.35 m
PE = 66.5 J
c) When the child is at the bottom of the circular arc the height is zero (the child is at the lowest position), then, the gravitational potential energy will be zero.
