Question

A small charged bead has a mass of 1.0 g. It is held in a uniform electric field of magnitude E = 200,000 N/C, directed upward. When the bead is released, it accelerates upward with an acceleration of 20 m/s2. What is the charge on the bead?

Answer 1

Answer:

10^-7 C

Explanation:

m = 1 g = 10^-3 kg, E = 200,000 N/C, a = 20 m/s^2, u = 0

Let q be the charge on bead

Force = m a = q E

a = q E / m

q = m a / E = (10^-3 x 20) / 200000 = 10^-7 C