Chapter 23
Problems
(11,12,13,15,16,30,31,33,34,37,39,51,
52 and 53)
Problem 11: Three point charges are arranged as
shown in the next figure Find (a) the magnitude
and (b) the direction of the electric force on the
particle at the origin.
Solution 11:
Problem 12: Three point charges lie along a
straight line as shown in the next figure, where
q1=6.00 μC, q2=1.50 μC, and q3= -22.00 μC. The
separation distances are d1=3.00 cm and
d2=2.00cm. Calculate the magnitude and direction
of the net electric force on (a) q1, (b) q2, and (c) q3.
Solution 12:
Problem 13: Two small beads having positive
charges q1=3q and q2=q are fixed at the opposite
ends of a horizontal insulating rod of length d=
1.50 m. The bead with charge q1 is at the origin.
As shown in the next figure, a third small,
charged bead is free to slide on the rod. (a) At
what position x is the third bead in equilibrium?
Solution 13:
Problem 15:Three charged particles are located
at the corners of an equilateral triangle as shown
in the next figure. Calculate the total electric
force on the 7.00-μC charge.
Solution 15:
Problem 16: Two small metallic spheres, each
of mass m=0.200g, are suspended as
pendulums by light strings of length L as shown
in the next figure. The spheres are given the
same electric charge of 7.2 nC, and they come
to equilibrium when each string is at an angle of
θ=5.00o with the vertical. How long are the
strings?
Solution 16:
Problem 30: Three charged particles are at the
corners of an equilateral triangle as shown in the
next figure. (a) Calculate the electric field at the
position of the 2.00- μC charge due to the 7.00-
μC and -4.00- μC charges. (b) Use your answer
to part (a) to determine the force on the 2.00- μC
charge.
Solution 30:
Problem 31:Three point charges are located on
a circular arc as shown in the next figure. (a)
What is the total electric field at P, the center of
the arc? (b) Find the electric force that would be
exerted on a 25.00-nC point charge placed at P.
Solution 31:
Problem 33: A small, 2.00-g plastic ball is
suspended by a 20.0-cm long string in a uniform
electric field as shown in the next figure. If the ball
is in equilibrium when the string makes a 15.0°
angle with the vertical, what is the net charge on
the ball?
Solution 33:
Problem 34: Two 2.00-mC point charges are
located on the x axis. One is at x=1.00 m, and
the other is at x=21.00 m. (a) Determine the
electric field on the y axis at y=0.500 m. (b)
Calculate the electric force on a -3.00-μC charge
placed on the y axis at y=0.500 m.
Solution 34:
Problem 37: A rod 14.0 cm long is uniformly
charged and has a total charge of -22.0 μC.
Determine (a) the magnitude and (b) the
direction of the electric field along the axis of the
rod at a point 36.0 cm from its center.
Solution 37:
Problem 39: A uniformly charged ring of radius
10.0 cm has a total charge of 75.0 μC. Find the
electric field on the axis of the ring at (a) 1.00
cm, (b) 5.00 cm, (c) 30.0 cm, and (d) 100 cm
from the center of the ring.
Solution 39:
Problem 51: A proton accelerates from rest in a
uniform electric field of 640 N/C. At one later
moment, its speed is 1.20 Mm/s (non relativistic
because v is much less than the speed of light).
(a) Find the acceleration of the proton. (b) Over
what time interval does the proton reach this
speed? (c) How far does it move in this time
interval? (d) What is its kinetic energy at the end
of this interval?
Solution 51:
Problem 52: A proton is projected in the positive
x direction into a region of a uniform electric field
E=-6.00x105 N/C at t=0. The proton travels 7.00
cm as it comes to rest. Determine (a) the
acceleration of the proton, (b) its initial speed,
and (c) the time interval over which the proton
comes to rest.
Solution 52:
Problem 53: An electron and a proton are each
placed at rest in a uniform electric field of
magnitude 520 N/C. Calculate the speed of each
particle 48.0 ns after being released.
Solution 53: