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Ierofanga [76]
3 years ago
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Two identical conducting spheres, fixed in place, attract each other with an electrostatic force of 0.108 N when separated by 50

.0 cm, center-to-center. The spheres are then connected by a thin conducting wire. When the wire is removed, the spheres repel each other with an electrostatic force of 0.360 N. What were the initial charges on the spheres?
Physics
1 answer:
Ronch [10]3 years ago
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Answer:

The initial charges of the spheres were q₁=6.7712×10⁻⁶C and q₂=-4.4350×10⁻⁶C.

Explanation:

As the spheres attract each other, the charges of the spheres are opposite.

The atracction force is given by:

F=-\frac{Kq_{1}q_{2}}{r^{2}}

where:

K: Coulomb constant

q₁: charge of sphere 1

q₂: charge of sphere 2

r: distance between both charges

The electrostatic atraction force is 0.108 N so:

0.108N=-8.99×10⁹\frac{N*m^2}{C^2} \frac{q_{1}q_{2}}{(0.5m)^2}

q₁·q₂=-\frac{0.108N*(0.5m)^2}{8.99*10^9\frac{N*m^2}{C^2}}

q₁·q₂=-3.003×10⁻¹² C²

When the wire is connected the charges are equally distributed as the spheres are identical. Hence, the final charge is of each sphere is \frac{q_1q_2}{2}

The repel force is 0.360 N and it is given by:

F=\frac{K(\frac{q_1+q_2}{2})(\frac{q_1+q_2}{2})}{r^{2}}

F=\frac{K(q_1+q_2)^2}{4r^{2}}

Then, we get a secong equation:

(q₁+q₂)²=\frac{0.360N*4*(0.5m)^2}{8.99*10^9\frac{N*m^2}{C^2}}

(q₁+q₂)=√4.004×10⁻¹¹ C²

q₁+q₂=6.3277×10⁻⁶ C

We solve the equation system:

\left \{ {{q_1=\frac{-3.003*10^{-12}C^2}{q_2} } \atop {q_1+q_2=6.3277*10^{-6}C}} \right.

We replace q₁ in the second equation:

\frac{-3.003*10^{-12}C^2}{q_2} +q_2=6.3277*10^{-6}C

-3.003*10^{-12}C^2+(q_2)^2=6.3277*10^{-6}C*q_2

(q_2)^2-6.3277*10^{-6}C*q_2-3.003*10^{-12}C^2=0

The solutions are:

q₁=6.7712×10⁻⁶C

q₂=-4.4350×10⁻⁶C

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