Questions from Modern Physics


Q: In a region of space there is an electric field

In a region of space there is an electric field

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Q: A charge +Q is located at the origin, and a

A charge +Q is located at the origin, and a charge +4Q is at distance d away on the x-axis. Where should a third charge, q, be placed, and what should be its sign and magnitude, so that all three char...

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Q: Figure Q21.7 shows some of the electric field lines due

Figure Q21.7 shows some of the electric field lines due to three point charges arranged along the vertical axis. All three charges have the same magnitude. Figure Q21.7: (a). What are the signs of...

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Q: A charge of -3.00 nC is placed at the

A charge of -3.00 nC is placed at the origin of an xy-coordinate system, and a charge of 2.00 nC is placed on the y-axis at y = 4.00 cm. (a). If a third charge, of 5.00 nC, is now placed at the point...

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Q: Three identical point charges q are placed at each of three corners

Three identical point charges q are placed at each of three corners of a square of side L. Find the magnitude and direction of the net force on a point charge -3q placed (a). at the center of the squ...

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Q: Two point charges q1 and q2 are held in place 4.

Two point charges q1 and q2 are held in place 4.50 cm apart. Another point charge Q = -1.75 µC, of mass 5.00 g, is initially located 3.00 cm from both of these charges (Fig. P21.72) and r...

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Q: Imagine two 1.0-g bags of protons, one

Imagine two 1.0-g bags of protons, one at the earth’s north pole and the other at the south pole. (a). How many protons are in each bag? (b). Calculate the gravitational attraction and the electric...

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Q: Two tiny spheres of mass 6.80 mg carry charges of

Two tiny spheres of mass 6.80 mg carry charges of equal magnitude, 72.0 nC, but opposite sign. They are tied to the same ceiling hook by light strings of length 0.530 m. When a horizontal uniform elec...

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Q: Consider a model of a hydrogen atom in which an electron is

Consider a model of a hydrogen atom in which an electron is in a circular orbit of radius r = 5.29 × 10-11 m around a stationary proton. What is the speed of the electron in its orbit?

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Q: The earth has a downward-directed electric field near its surface

The earth has a downward-directed electric field near its surface of about 150 N/C. If a raindrop with a diameter of 0.020 mm is suspended, motionless, in this field, how many excess electrons must it...

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