It takes significantly stronger magnetic and electric field strengths to move a beam of alpha particles compared with the beam of electrons(betaparticles) because the charge of an alpha particle is twice stronger than a beta particle. Therefore, more energy is needed to move the alpha particle.
The mechanical advantage of a machine is the ratio of the force produced by the machine to the force applied to it. Therefore, we may calculate the applied force using:
Mechanical advantage = force by machine / force applied
6 = 2 / force applied
Force applied = 1/3
Thus, the distance that the effort must move will be 1/3 inch
Answer:
Explanation:
The magnitude of the electrostatic force between two charged objects is
where
k is the Coulomb's constant
q1 and q2 are the two charges
r is the separation between the two charges
The force is attractive if the charges have opposite sign and repulsive if the charges have same sign.
In this problem, we have:
is the distance between the charges
since the charges are identical
is the force between the charges
Re-arranging the equation and solving for q, we find the charge on each drop:
