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Common transparent tape becomes charged when pulled from a dispenser. If one piece is placed above another, the repulsive force

can be great enough to support the top piece's weight. Assuming equal point charges (only an approximation), calculate the magnitude of the charge if electrostatic force is great enough to support the weight of a 12.0 mg piece of tape held 1.00 cm above another.

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Rasek [7]3 years ago

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Answer:

36.1 nC

Explanation:

The electrostatic force F = kqq'/r² since q = q', F = kq²/r² where q = charge on tape, r = distance between tapes = 1.00 cm = 1 × 10⁻² m and k = 9 × 10⁹ Nm²/C².

Given that F = weight of 12.0 mg piece of tape, F = mg where m = mass of tape = 12.0 mg = 12 × 10⁻³ kg and g = acceleration due to gravity = 9.8 m/s²

So, kq²/r² = mg

q²/r² = mg/k

q² = mgr²/k

taking square-root of both sides,

q = √(mg/k)r

So, substituting the values of the variables into the equation, we have

q = √(mg/k)r

q = √(12 × 10⁻³ kg × 9.8 m/s²/ 9 × 10⁹ Nm²/C²)1 × 10⁻² m

q = √(117.6 × 10⁻³ kgm/s²/9 × 10⁹ Nm²/C²)1 × 10⁻² m

q = √(13.07 × 10⁻¹² C²/m²)1 × 10⁻² m

q = 3.61 × 10⁻⁶ C/m × 1 × 10⁻² m

q = 3.61 × 10⁻⁸ C

q = 36.1 × 10⁻⁹ C

q = 36.1 nC

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First compute the resultant force F:

$\mathbf F_1=(5.90\,\mathbf i-5.60\,\mathbf j)\,\mathrm N$

$\mathbf F_2=(4.65\,\mathbf i-5.55\,\mathbf j)\,\mathrm N$

$\implies\mathbf F=\mathbf F_1+\mathbf F_2=(10.55\,\mathbf i-11.15\,\mathbf j)\,\mathrm N$

Then use Newton's second law to determine the acceleration vector $\mathbf a$ for the particle:

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Let $\mathbf x(t)$ and $\mathbf v(t)$ denote the particle's position and velocity vectors, respectively.

(a) Use the fundamental theorem of calculus. The particle starts at rest, so $\mathbf v(0)=0$ . Then the particle's velocity vector at <em>t</em> = 10.4 s is

$\mathbf v(10.4\,\mathrm s)=\mathbf v(0)+\displaystyle\int_0^{10}\mathbf a(u)\,\mathrm du$

$\mathbf v(10.4\,\mathrm s)=\left((5.02\,\mathbf i-5.31\,\mathbf j)u\,\dfrac{\rm m}{\mathrm s^2}\right)\bigg|_{u=0}^{u=10.4}$

$\mathbf v(10.4\,\mathrm s)\approx(52.2\,\mathbf i-55.2\,\mathbf j)\dfrac{\rm m}{\rm s}$

If you don't know calculus, then just use the formula,

$v_f=v_i+at$

So, for instance, the velocity vector at <em>t</em> = 10.4 s has <em>x</em>-component

$v_{f,x}=0+\left(5.02\dfrac{\rm m}{\mathrm s^2}\right)(10.4\,\mathrm s)=52.2\dfrac{\rm m}{\mathrm s^2}$

(b) Compute the angle $\theta$ for $\mathbf v(10.4\,\mathrm s)$ :

$\tan\theta=\dfrac{-55.2}{52.2}\implies\theta\approx-46.6^\circ$

so that the particle is moving at an angle of about 313º counterclockwise from the positive <em>x</em> axis.

(c) We can find the velocity at any time <em>t</em> by generalizing the integral in part (a):

$\mathbf v(t)=\mathbf v(0)+\displaystyle\int_0^t\mathbf a\,\mathrm du$

$\implies\mathbf v(t)=\left(5.02\dfrac{\rm m}{\mathrm s^2}\right)t\,\mathbf i+\left(-5.31\dfrac{\rm m}{\mathrm s^2}\right)t\,\mathbf j$

Then using the fundamental theorem of calculus again, we have

$\mathbf x(10.4\,\mathrm s)=\mathbf x(0)+\displaystyle\int_0^{10.4}\mathbf v(u)\,\mathrm du$

where $\mathbf x(0)=(-1.75\,\mathbf i+4.15\,\mathbf j)\,\mathrm m$ is the particle's initial position. So we get

$\mathbf x(10.4\,\mathrm s)=(-1.75\,\mathbf i+4.15\,\mathbf j)\,\mathrm m+\displaystyle\int_0^{10.4}\left(\left(5.02\dfrac{\rm m}{\mathrm s^2}\right)u\,\mathbf i+\left(-5.31\dfrac{\rm m}{\mathrm s^2}\right)u\,\mathbf j\right)\,\mathrm du$

$\mathbf x(10.4\,\mathrm s)=(-1.75\,\mathbf i+4.15\,\mathbf j)\,\mathrm m+\dfrac12\left(\left(5.02\dfrac{\rm m}{\mathrm s^2}\right)u^2\,\mathbf i+\left(-5.31\dfrac{\rm m}{\mathrm s^2}\right)u^2\,\mathbf j\right)\bigg|_{u=0}^{u=10.4}$

$\mathbf x(10.4\,\mathrm s)\approx(542\,\mathbf i-570\,\mathbf j)\,\mathrm m$

So over the first 10.4 s, the particle is displaced by the vector

$\mathbf x(10.4\,\mathrm s)-\mathbf x(0)\approx(270\,\mathbf i-283\,\mathbf j)\,\mathrm m-(-1.75\,\mathbf i+4.15\,\mathbf j)\,\mathrm m\approx(272\,\mathbf i-287\,\mathbf j)\,\mathrm m$

or a net distance of about 395 m away from its starting position, in the same direction as found in part (b).

(d) See part (c).

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