howard (th34648) – HW#2 Ch21Contd ElectricField – storr – (37959) 1

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001 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points
Two charges are located on a horizontal axis.
p An electron and a proton are each placed at
1.5 m
1.9 µC 1.9 µC
2m 2m
Determine the electric field at p on a
vertical axis as shown in the figure, where
up is positive. The Coulomb constant is
8.98755 × 109 N · m2 /C2 .
Answer in units of V/m.
002 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points
Find the vertical component of the electric
force on a −2 µC charge placed at point p.
Answer in units of N.
003 10.0 points
A circular arc has a uniform linear charge
density of 7 nC/m.
y ter of the ring. The value of the Coulomb
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direction and zero in the y and z direction.
If the initial velocity of the particle is given
by vy = 5.7 × 105 m/s, vx = vz = 0, what is
the speed of the particle at 0.6 s?
Answer in units of m/s.
005 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points
rest in an electric field of 326 N/C.
What is the velocity of the electron 42.5 ns
after being released? Consider the direction
parallel to the field to be positive. The fun-
damental charge is 1.602 × 10−19 C and the
mass of an electron is 9.109 × 10−31 kg .
Answer in units of m/s.
006 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points
What is the velocity of the proton 42.5 ns
after being released? The mass of the proton
is 1.6726 × 10−27 kg.
Answer in units of m/s.
007 (part 1 of 4) 10.0 points
A uniformly charged ring of radius 7.1 cm has
a total charge of 82 µC.
Find the magnitude of the electric field on
the axis of the ring at 0.57 cm from the cen-
constant is 8.98755 × 109 N · m2 /C2 .
Answer in units of N/C.

m 008 (part 2 of 4) 10.0 points

2. 4 Find the magnitude of the electric field on the
x axis of the ring at 2.12 cm from the center of
the ring.
Answer in units of N/C.

009 (part 3 of 4) 10.0 points

What is the magnitude of the electric field
at the center of the circle along which the arc
lies? The value of the Coulomb constant is
8.98755 × 109 N · m2 /C2 .
Answer in units of N/C.
004 10.0 points
A particle of mass 9 × 10−5 g and charge
34 mC moves in a region of space where the
electric field is uniform and is 5 N/C in the x
Find the magnitude of the electric field on the
axis of the ring at 37 cm from the center of
the ring.
Answer in units of N/C.
010 (part 4 of 4) 10.0 points
Find the magnitude of the electric field on the
axis of the ring at 51.7703 cm from the center
of the ring.
Answer in units of N/C.
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011 (part 1 of 4) 10.0 points
Consider a disk of radius 3.1 cm with a uni-
formly distributed charge of +5.3 µC.
Compute the magnitude of the electric field
at a point on the axis and 3.6 mm from the
center. The value of the Coulomb constant is
8.98774 × 109 N · m2 /C2 .
Answer in units of N/C.

012 (part 2 of 4) 10.0 points

Compute the field from the near-field ap-
proximation x ≪ R .
Answer in units of N/C.

013 (part 3 of 4) 10.0 points

Compute the electric field at a point on the
axis and 41 cm from the center of the disk.
Answer in units of N/C.

014 (part 4 of 4) 10.0 points

Approximate the field by treating the disk as
a +5.3 µC point charge at a distance of 41 cm.
Answer in units of N/C.