Principles of Physics 11th ISV Edition Β· Coulomb's Law Β· Problem 21
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Walker, Halliday & Resnick β Coulomb's Law: Problem 21
21 Two identical conducting spheres, fixed in place, attract each other with an electrostatic force of 0.108 N when their center-to-center separation is 50.0 cm. The spheres are then connected by a thin conducting wire. When the wire is removed, the spheres repel each other with an electrostatic force of 0.144 N. Of the initial charges on the spheres, with a positive net charge, what was (a) the negative charge on one of them and (b) the positive charge on the other?
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Given: 0.108 N, 50.0 cm, 0.144 N
Find: (a) the negative charge on one of them and; (b) the positive charge on the other?
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Principles of Physics Β· 11th ISV Edition
Author: Walker, Halliday & Resnick
Publisher: Wiley
Chapter: Coulomb's Law