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Effectus [21]
3 years ago
7

You hold a ruler that has a charge on its tip 6 cm above a small piece of tissue paper to see if it can be picked up. The ruler

has −14 µC of charge. The tissue has 5 g of mass. What is the minimum charge required to pick up the tissue paper?
Physics
1 answer:
scZoUnD [109]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

q=1.4*10^{-9}C

Explanation:

Given data:

charge on ruler = -14μC

Mass of tissue is 5 g

To Know the minimum charge,  equate electrostatic force to weight  

we have F = W

so\frac{KQq}{r^2} =mg

putting all value in equation,

=\frac{9*10^9*(14*10^{-6})*q}{0.06^2} = 5* 10^{-3}*9.8

solving for q

q =\frac{5* 10^{-3}*9.8 *0.06^2}{9*10^9*(14*10^{-6})}

or q=1.4*10^{-9}C

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