PHYSICS CCP

DPP No. 2
DPP
CONCEPT
CLEAR
PROBLEMS

ELECTRIC CHARGES & COULOMB'S LAW

•1 Two tiny, spherical water drops, with identical charges 12. In Fig. 21-26, particle 1 of charge 5.00q and particle 2 of
of 1.00  10 16C, have a center-to-center separation of 1.00 cm. charge 2.00q are held at separation L on an x axis. If particle 3 of
(a) What is the magnitude of the electrostatic force acting between unknown charge q3 is to be located such that the net electrostatic
them? (b) How many excess electrons are on each drop, giving it force on it from particles 1 and 2 is zero, what must be the (a) x and
its charge imbalance? (b) y coordinates of particle 3?
•2 How many electrons would have to be removed from a •13. Of the charge Q initially on a tiny sphere, a por- tion q
coin to leave it with a charge of 1.0  10 7 C? is to be transferred to a second, nearby sphere. Both spheres
•3 What is the magnitude of the electrostatic force between a can be treated as particles and are fixed with a certain separation.
singly charged sodium ion (Na , of charge e) and an adjacent For what value of q/Q will the electrostatic force between the two

singly charged chlorine ion (Cl , of charge e) in a salt crystal if spheres be maximized?
their separation is 2.82  10 10m? 14. Identical isolated conducting spheres 1 and 2 have equal
charges and are separated by a distance that is large compared with
•4 The magnitude of the electrostatic force between two iden- their diameters (Fig. 21-22a). The electrostatic force acting on
tical ions that are separated by a distance of 5.0  10 10m is 3.7  10 9 :
sphere 2 due to sphere 1 is F . Suppose now that a third identical
N. (a) What is the charge of each ion? (b) How many electrons are sphere 3, having an insulating handle and initially neutral, is
“missing” from each ion (thus giving the ion its charge imbalance)? touched first to sphere 1 (Fig. 21-22b), then to sphere 2 (Fig. 21-22c),
5. What must be the distance between point charge q1  and finally removed (Fig. 21-22d). The electrostatic force that now
26.0 mC and point charge q2  47.0 mC for the electrostatic force acts on sphere 2 has magnitude F .What is the ratio F /F?
between them to have a magnitude of 5.70 N?
6. A particle of charge 3.00  10 6 C is 12.0 cm distant from a
second particle of charge 1.50  10 6 C. Calculate the magni- –F
1 2
F
1 2
tude of the electrostatic force between the particles. 3
••7 In Fig. 21-23, three charged L12 L23
particles lie on an x axis. Particles x
1 2 3
1 and 2 are fixed in place. Particle (a) (b)
3 is free to move, but the net elec-
trostatic force on it from particles
–F' F'
1 and 2 happens to be zero. If L23 L12, what is the ratio q1/q2? 1 2 1 2
••8 In Fig. 21-25, four particles form a square. The charges are 3
q1  q4  Q and q2  q3  q. (a)
y
What is Q/q if the net electrostatic
force on particles 1 and 4 is zero? (b) 1 a 2 (c) (d)
Is there any value of q that makes the
net electrostatic force on each of the
four particles zero? Explain. a a 15. In Fig. 21-24, three identical conducting spheres initially have
••9In Fig. the particleshave the following charges: sphere A, 4Q; sphere B, 6Q; and sphere
charges q 1  q2  100 nC and C, 0. Spheres A and B are fixed in place, with a center-to-center
x separation that is much larger than the spheres. Two experiments
q3  q4  200 nC, and distance a  3 a 4
5.0 cm. What are the (a) x and (b) y are conducted. In experiment 1, d
components of the net electrostatic sphere C is touched to sphere A A B
force on particle 3? and then (separately) to sphere B,
and then it is removed. In experi-
y
ment 2, starting with the same
••10 In Fig. 21-26, particle 1 of 1 2 initial states, the procedure is re- C
charge 1.0 mC and particle 2 of charge x
versed: Sphere C is touched to
3.0 mC are held at separation L  L
sphere B and then (separately) to
10.0 cm on an x axis. If particle 3 of un-
Problems 10, 11, 12 sphere A, and then it is removed.
known charge q3 is to be located such
What is the ratio of the electro-
that the net electrostatic force on it
from particles 1 and 2 is zero, what must be the (a) x and (b) y coor-
dinates of particle 3? ANSWER
••11 In Fig. 21-26, particle 1 of charge q and parti-
cle 2 of charge 4.00q are held at separation L  9.00 cm on an 1. 6.3  10 11 4. (a) 3.2  10 19C; (b) 2
x axis. If particle 3 of charge q3 is to be located such that the 5. 1.39 m 6. 2.81 N 7. 4.00 8. (a) 0.17 N; (b) 0.046 N
three particles remain in place when released, what must be the (a)
x and (b) y coordinates of particle 3, and (c) the ratio q3/q? 9. (a) 14 cm; (b) 0 11. (a) 3.00 cm; (b) 0; (c) 0.444
12. (a) 2.72L; (b) 0 13. 0.500