Two identical 9.10-g metal spheres (small enough to be treated as particles) are hung from separate 300-mm strings attached to the same nail in a ceiling. Surplus electrons are added to each sphere, and then the spheres are brought in contact with each other and released. Their equilibrium position is such that each string makes a 13.0 ∘ angle with the vertical. How many surplus electrons are on each sphere?

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Answer:

[tex]n = 1.266\times 10^{12}[/tex]

Explanation:

Given data:

mass of sphere is 10 g

Angle between string and vertical axis is [tex]\theta = 13 degree[/tex]

thickness of string  300 mm = 0.3 m

[tex]sin\theta =\frac{2}{0.3 m}[/tex]

r =0.3 sin 13 = 0.067 m

[tex]Fe = \frac{ kq_1 q-2}{d^2}[/tex]

[tex]Fe = \frac{kq^2}{(2r)^2} = mg tan\theta[/tex]

[tex]q^2 =  mg tan\theta \frac{(2r)^2}{k}[/tex]

    [tex]  = 0.0091 \times 9.8 tan13 \times \frac{(2\times 0.067)^2}{9\times 10^9}[/tex]

[tex]q^2 = 4.10\times 10^{-14}[/tex]

[tex]q = 2.026 \times 10^{-7} C[/tex]

q = ne

[tex]n = \frac{1.6\times 10^{-19}}{2.02\times 10^{-7}}[/tex]

[tex]n = 1.266\times 10^{12}[/tex]