kim (hk9297) HW1-b li (55120)

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an electron to produce the same field at the

origin?

001 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points

You want to create an electric field

Explanation:
This is simple. The proton and electron
carry the same magnitude of charge, but the
electrons charge is negative. The calculation
from above will be exactly the same, but we
choose a positive sign at the end to place the
electron above the origin. This way the field
will still point upward as we want it to.

~ = h0, 3904 N/C, 0i

E
at the origin. Find the y coordinate where
you would need to place a proton, in order to
create this field at the origin.
The value of k is 8.98755 109 N m2 /C2
and the value of the proton charge is
1.6 1019 C.
Correct answer: 6.06912 107 m.
Explanation:
The equation for the electric field, in general, is
~ =
E

Correct answer: 6.06912 107 m.

003 (part 1 of 3) 10.0 points

The following figure shows a particle with a
positive charge of 2e at location A creating
~ at point B. Any charged
an electric field E
particle placed at location B experiences a
~.
force F
~
E

1 q
r.
40 |~r |2

B F
~

In this case, q = 1.6 1019 C for a proton,

and
r = h0, 1, 0i,
since the field points in the positive y direction. |~r| is the unknown we want to solve for.
We can write
1 1.6 1019 C
Ey = 3904 N/C =
40
|~r |2
1 1.6 1019 C
40 3904 N/C
s
1 1.6 1019 C
y=
40 3904 N/C

|~r|2 =

= 6.06912 107 m .
We choose the minus sign to place the proton below the origin; this way the field will
point upward like we want it to.
002 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points
Instead of a proton, where would you place

A +
Now, imagine a positive charge of 3e is
placed at point B. What is the value of
the electric field at location B due to the
charge at A? (Remember that e represents
the fundamental unit of charge, 1.6 1019
C. Also, r BA is the position vector pointing
from point A to point B.)
~ =
1. E
~ =
2. E
~ =
3. E
~ =
4. E
~ =
5. E

1
2e BA
r
correct
40 |~r BA |2
1 2e2 BA
r
40 |~r BA |
1
6e2 BA
r
40 |~r BA |2
4e BA
1
r
40 |~r BA |2
1
6e BA
r
40 |~r BA |

Explanation:

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The electric field at point B is not related
to the charge at point B, only the one at
point A, so the answers with e2 are incorrect.
Recalling the form of the electric field,
~ =
E

1 q
r,
40 |~r |2

we see that it has the distance squared in the

denominator. Therefore the correct choice is
~ =
E

1
2e BA
r .
40 |~r BA |2

004 (part 2 of 3) 10.0 points

What is the force on the charged particle at
B?
~ =
1. F
~ =
2. F
~ =
3. F
~ =
4. F
~ =
5. F

6e BA
1
r
40 |~r BA |2
3e BA
1
r
40 |~r BA |2
1 3e2 BA
r
40 |~r BA |
1
6e2 BA
r
correct
40 |~r BA |2
9e2 BA
1
r
40 |~r BA |2

Explanation:
Force involves both particles, and has the
general form
~ =
F

1 Q1 Q2
r,
40 |~r |2

where ~r is the vector pointing between the two

charges. In this case, Q1 = 2e and Q2 = 3e,
so we end up with
~ =
F

1
6e2 BA
r .
40 |~r BA |2

1
3e2
40 |~r BA |2
2e2
1
3. F =
correct
40 |~r BA |2
e
1
4. F =
40 |~r BA |2
1 6e2
5. F =
40 |~r BA |

2. F =

Explanation:
 
~ 
The magnitude of the force is just F
. So
we just take the length of the force vector,
which (following the explanation from part 2)
is given by
~ =
F

1 2e2 BA
r .
40 |~r BA |2

(Remember the electron has a negative

charge.) Taking the length, we get



   1 2e2
~  
BA 

r

F  = 

 40 |~r BA |2
2e2  BA 
1
F =
r 
40 |~r BA |2
2e2
1
(1)
=
40 |~r BA |2
=

2e2
1
40 |~r BA |2

006 10.0 points

Two identical small charged spheres hang in
equilibrium with equal masses as shown in
the figure. The length of the strings are equal
and the angle (shown in the figure) with the
vertical is identical.

4m

2e
1
1. F =
40 |~r BA |

0. 2

005 (part 3 of 3) 10.0 points

The positive particle at B is removed and an
electron is placed at location B.
What is the magnitude of the force on the
electron?
4
0.02 kg

0.02 kg

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Find the magnitude of the charge on
each sphere. The acceleration of gravity is
9.8 m/s2 and the value of Coulombs constant
is 8.98755 109 N m2 /C2 .
Correct answer: 4.1348 108 C.
Explanation:
Let : L = 0.24 m ,
m = 0.02 kg ,
= 4 .

and

From the right triangle,

a
sin =
L
a = L sin = (0.24 m) sin 4
= 0.0167416 m .
The separation of the spheres is r = 2 a =
0.0334831 m . The forces acting on one of the
spheres are shown in the figure below.
T

T cos
Fe

Fe = m g tan


= (0.02 kg) 9.8 m/s2 tan 4
= 0.0137057 N .
From Coulombs law, the electric force between the charges has magnitude
|q|2
|Fe | = ke 2
s r
|Fe | r 2
|q| =
ke
s
(0.0137057 N) (0.0334831 m)2
=
(8.98755 109 N m2 /C2 )
= 4.1348 108 C .

007 (part 1 of 5) 10.0 points

In the region shown in the diagram below
there is an electric field due to a point charge
located at the center of the circle. The arrows
indicate the magnitude and direction of the
electric field at the locations shown.
D

T sin
mg

Because the sphere is in equilibrium, the

resultant of the forces in the horizontal and
vertical directions must separately add up to
zero:
X
Fx = T sin Fe = 0
X
Fy = T cos m g = 0 .
Dividing,

F sin
Fe
=
F cos
mg

What is the sign of the source charge? Your

answer should either be a plus sign or a minus
sign.
Correct answer: -.
Explanation:
Electric fields point away from positive
charges and toward negative charges.

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The fields are pointing toward the circle, so

there should be a net negative charge inside
the circle.
008 (part 2 of 5) 10.0 points
Now, a particle whose charge is 9 109 C
is placed at location C.
Which arrow best indicates the direction of
the electric force on this charge? Enter j if
the force is the zero vector.

|~v |2

|~v |2
=1
~
We can easily find the magnitude of E:
  q
~ 
E  = Ex2 + Ey2
q
= (8000 N/C)2 + (8000 N/C)2
= 11313.7 N/C

So, finally, we find

c
f

d
e

x = Ex
E
~ 
E 

8000 N/C
11313.7 N/C
= 0.707107
=

Correct answer: f .
Explanation:
Like charges repel, so the direction of the
force on a negatively charged particle at point
C should be away from the circle, and thus, in
direction f.
009 (part 3 of 5) 10.0 points
The electric field at location C has the value
h8000 N/C, 8000 N/C, 0i.
~ can be
The unit vector in the direction of E
written in the form:
= hE
x, E
y, E
zi
E

010 (part 4 of 5) 10.0 points

y?
What is E
Correct answer: 0.707107.
Explanation:
For any vector, the unit normal can be
found by taking the vector and dividing it by
its magnitude, since


~v
|~v |

  
~v
~v ~v

=
|~v |
|~v |2
=

z = 0.
where we understand E
x?
What is E
Correct answer: 0.707107.
Explanation:
For any vector, the unit normal can be
found by taking the vector and dividing it by
its magnitude, since


~v
|~v |

  
~v ~v
~v

=
|~v |
|~v |2

|~v |2

|~v |2
=1
~
We can easily find the magnitude of E:
  q
~ 
E  = Ex2 + Ey2
q
= (8000 N/C)2 + (8000 N/C)2
= 11313.7 N/C

So, finally, we find

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y = Ey
E
~ 
E 

8000 N/C
11313.7 N/C
= 0.707107

011 (part 5 of 5) 10.0 points

The electric force on the 9 109 C charge
can be written in the form
hFx , Fy , Fz i
where it is understood that Fz = 0.
What is the value of Fx ?
Correct answer: 7.2 105 N.
Explanation:
The force on a charged particle is merely
the charge of that particle times the field at
its location.
Therefore, we have:
~ = qE
~
F
Fx = qEx
= (9 109 C)(8000 N/C)
= 7.2 105 N