Posted by Sami on Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at 11:54am.
If the charged ball is suspended be the string which is deflected by the angle α, the forces acting on it are: mg (downwards), tension T (along the string - to the pivot point), and F (electric force –along the line connecting the charges).
Projections on the horizontal and vertical axes are:
x: T•sin α = F, ….(1)
y: T•cosα = mg. ….(2)
Divide (1) by (2):
T•sin α/ T•cosα = F/mg,
tan α = F/mg.
Since
q1=q2=q.
r=2•L•sinα,
k=9•10^9 N•m²/C²
F =k•q1•q2/r² = k•q²/(2•L•sinα)².
tan α = F/mg =
= k•q²/(2•L•sinα)² •mg.
q = (2•L•sinα) • sqrt(m•g•tanα/k)=
=(2•1.8•sin19) •sqrt(0.0166•9.8•tan19/9•10^9) =...
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