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Grade 11Electrostatics

A charged particle of mass 2 mg is hang in air in an electric field of strength 4 N/C directed upwards..the charge on particle would be

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9 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Khimraj
9 Years ago
In this weight is balanced by the electric field. So mg = qE. So (2*10^-6)*10 = Q*4. So charge on particle is 5*10^-6
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9 Years ago
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