Two identical cork balls, each of mass m, are
hung
from a common point by two insulating threads of negligible
mass, each of length L = 50.0 cm. Each ball has a charge
Q = - 0.2 C distributed uniformly over its volume. The balls
repel each other and assume an equilibrium position as shown. ( 30°
from the center line.)
a) Draw a free-body force diagram for one of the two masses.
b) Write down ∑Fx = max and ∑Fy = may for the mass m.
c) Solve the equations in part b) to determine the
tension, T, in the threads, and the mass m.
(Careful with conversion from given units to SI units:
prefix “centi” means 10-2 and prefix “micro” means
10-6. Approximate values for gravitational acceleration
and Coulomb’s constant are g = 10 m/s2 and ke
= 9 x 109 Nm2/C2,
respectively.)
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