Charge and electric field strength
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1
What is E at r = 0.5 m from q = 5 nC (N/C)? (k = 9·10⁹)
180
2
A force of 8·10⁻⁷ N acts on a test charge 2·10⁻⁹ C. What is E (N/C)?
400
3
E₁ = 9 N/C and E₂ = 12 N/C are perpendicular. What is the resultant E (N/C)?
15
4
Between two charges E₁ = 50 N/C (right) and E₂ = 80 N/C (left). What is the resultant E and its direction?
30 N/C, to the left
5
Why does a charged body attract a light piece of paper and then repel it?
At first the charged body redistributes the charges in the paper: charge of the opposite sign gathers on the near side and the paper is attracted; after touching, the paper gains charge of the same sign and is repelled.