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The document contains 19 physics problems involving calculations of electrostatic force, electric field, and electric flux. Some key details include: - Problem 1 calculates the electrostatic force between two point charges separated by 12.0 cm. - Problem 5 finds the force between a sodium and chlorine ion separated by 2.82x10-10 m. - Problem 12 determines the electric field at the center of a charged disk due to electrons at the center and sides of the disk. - Problem 15 calculates the electric flux through a butterfly net in a uniform electric field. - Problem 18 finds the net electric flux through a Gaussian cube with a point charge at its center.

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Physics Assignment

The document contains 19 physics problems involving calculations of electrostatic force, electric field, and electric flux. Some key details include: - Problem 1 calculates the electrostatic force between two point charges separated by 12.0 cm. - Problem 5 finds the force between a sodium and chlorine ion separated by 2.82x10-10 m. - Problem 12 determines the electric field at the center of a charged disk due to electrons at the center and sides of the disk. - Problem 15 calculates the electric flux through a butterfly net in a uniform electric field. - Problem 18 finds the net electric flux through a Gaussian cube with a point charge at its center.

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Assignment-1

1. A particle of charge +3.00x10-6 C is 12.0 cm distant from a second particle of charge -1.50x10-6 C. Calculate
the magnitude of the electrostatic force between the particles.

2. What must be the distance between point charge q1=26.0 µC and point charge q2 = -47.0 µC for the
electrostatic force between them to have a magnitude of 5.70 N?

Fig-1
3. In Fig. 1, the particles have charges q1=-q2=100 nC and q3=-q4=200 nC, and distance
a=5.0 cm. What is the net electrostatic force on particle 3?

4. Three particles are fixed on an x axis. Particle 1 of charge q1 is at x=-a, and particle 2
of charge q2 is at x=+a. If their net electrostatic force on particle 3 of charge +Q is to
be zero, what must be the ratio q1/q2 when particle 3 is at (a) x=+0.500a and (b)
x=+1.50a?

5. What is the magnitude of the electrostatic force between a singly charged sodium ion (Na+, of charge +e) and
an adjacent singly charged chlorine ion (Cl-, of charge -e) in a salt crystal if their separation is 2.82x10-10 m?

6. The magnitude of the electrostatic force between two identical ions that are separated
by a distance of 5.0x10-10 m is 3.7x10-9 N. (a) what is the charge of each ion?
(b) How many electrons are “missing” from each ion (thus giving the ion its charge
imbalance)?

7. How many electrons would have to be removed from a coin to leave it with a charge of
+1.0x10-7 C?

8. Two particles are attached to an x axis: particle 1 of charge -2.00 x10-7 C at x = 6.00
cm, particle 2 of charge +2.00 x10-7 C at x = 21.0 cm. Midway between the particles,
what is their net electric field?

9. What is the magnitude of a point charge whose electric field 50 cm away has the
magnitude 2.0 N/C?

10. What is the magnitude of a point charge that would create an electric field of 1.00
N/C at points 1.00 m away?

11. In Fig. 2, the four particles form a square of edge length a =5.00 cm and have charges
q1 =+10.0 nC, q2= -20.0 nC, q3=+20.0 nC, and q4= -10.0 nC. What net electric field
do the particles produce at the square’s center?

Fig.2

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12. Figure 3 shows a proton (p) on the central axis through a disk with a uniform charge
density due to excess electrons. Three of those electrons are shown: electron ec at the
disk center and electrons es at opposite sides of the disk, at radius R from the center.
The proton is initially at distance z = R = 2.00 cm from the disk. At that location,
what are the magnitudes of (a) the electric field E due to electron ec and (b) the net
electric field Es,net due to electrons es?

Fig.3

Fig.4
13. In Fig. 4, the three particles are fixed in place and have charges q 1 = q2 = +e and
q3= +2e. Distance a = 6.00 mm. What is the magnitude of the net electric field at
point P due to the particles?

Fig.5

14. Figure 5 shows an electric dipole. What are the (a) magnitude and (b) direction (relative to the positive
direction of the x axis) of the dipole’s electric field at point P, located at distance r»d?

15. In Fig. 6, a butterfly net is in a uniform electric field of magnitude E = 3.0 mN/C. The
rim, a circle of radius a = 11 cm, is aligned perpendicular to the field. The net
contains no net charge. Find the electric flux through the netting.

Fig.6 Fig.7 Fig.8

16. Consider a closed triangular box resting within a horizontal electric field of magnitude E= 7.80 × 104 N/C as
shown in Fig7. Calculate the electric flux through (a) the vertical rectangular surface, (b) the slanted surface,
and (c) the entire surface of the box.

17. A cone with base radius R and height h is located on a horizontal table. A horizontal uniform field E
penetrates the cone, as shown in Fig8. Determine the electric flux that enters the left-hand side of the cone.

18. A point charge of 1.8 µC is at the center of a Gaussian cube 55 cm on edge. What is
the net electric flux through the surface?

19. An electron is released 9.0 cm from a very long non-conducting rod with a uniform
6.0 µC/m. What is the magnitude of the electron’s initial acceleration?

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