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1. A 8.08-nC charge is located 1.92 m from a 3.90-nC point charge.(a) Find the m

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Question

1.

A 8.08-nC charge is located 1.92 m from a 3.90-nC point charge.(a) Find the magnitude of the electrostatic force that one charge exerts on the other.
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(b) Is the force attractive or repulsive?
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2. A molecule of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is 2.26 m long. The ends of the molecule become singly ionized: negative on one end, positive on the other. The helical molecule acts like a spring and compresses 1.05% upon becoming charged. Determine the effective spring constant of the molecule. 3. Four point charges are at the corners of a square of side a as shown in the figure below. Determine the magnitude and direction of the resultant electric force on q, with ke, q, and a in symbolic form. (Let B = 6.0q and C = 6.0q. Assume that the +x-axis is to the right and the +y-axis is up along the page.)

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magnitude     direction    

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counterclockwise from the +x-axis a B a a a

Explanation / Answer

1)

Apply Columb's law

F = k q1 q2/ r^2

= 9 * 10^9 ( 8.08 * 10^-9) ( 3.9 * 10^-9)/(1.92)^2

=76.93 * 10^-9 N

repulsive force

(2)

the compressed length is

r = l - del l = 2.26 * 10^-6 m - 0.0105* 2.26 * 10^-6 m = 2.23627 * 10^-6 m

compression force is

F = k qe^2/ r^2

from the Hooks law

F = Kdel

K =  k qe^2/ r^2 del l

= 9 * 10^9 ( 1.6028 * 10^-19)^2/(2.23627 * 10^-6 m)^2 (  0.0105* 2.26 * 10^-6 m )

=1.94 * 10^-9 N/m

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