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    Magnitude of Force

    (Refer to attached picture file). An electron moving 6.00x105 m/s in the x-z plane at an angle of 60o as shown is at the origin of a Cartesian coordinate system. The magnetic field B is 2.00 T in the positive x direction. Find the magnitude of the force on the electron and state its direction in reference to the x, y, and z a

    Electromagnetism: Force on moving charge in a magnetic field

    1. In an experiment with cosmic rays, a vertical beam of particle that have charge of magnitude 3e and mass 12 times the proton mass enters a uniform horizontal magnetic field at 0.250 T and is bent in a semicircle of diameter 95.0 cm a) Find the speed of the particles and the sign of their charge. b) Is it reasonable to ignor

    Electric Field of Three Charges

    Refer to three charges shown & arranged in attached picture file: What is the magnitude and direction of the force on the - 3.25 mC charge? What is the magnitude and direction of the electric field at point x? See attached file for full problem description.

    Magnetic field of a solenoid and a long straight wire

    3. The current in a solenoid with 22 turns per centimeter is 0.50 A. The solenoid has a radius of 1.5 cm. A long, straight wire runs along the axis of the solenoid, carrying a current of 23 A. Find the magnitude of the net magnetic field a radial distance of 0.69 cm from the straight wire. mT I don't understand how the so

    Charged pendulum in electric field

    A 1.00 g cork ball with charge 2.00 uC is suspended vertically on a 5.00 m long, light string in the presence of a uniform, downward-directed electric field of magnitude E = 1.00 x 10^5 N/C. If the ball is displaced slightly from the vertical, it oscillates like a simple pendulum. a) Determine the period of this oscillation.

    Electric Field - equilateral triangle

    See Attached .jpg for further information on this as well, please: Three charges of equal magnitude q are fixed in position at the vertices of an equilateral triangle (drawing). A fourth charge Q is free to move along the positive x axis under the influence of the forces exerted by the three fixed charges. Find a val

    Consider an extended one-dimensional rod of length L and charge Q uniformly distributed. Determine the field from the rod at a point P a distance y from its center perpendicular to the rod.

    I'm taking the E&M Class of a first-year Physics with Calculus series. We're working with determining the electric fields of extended objects with integration, and I'm having trouble with properly modeling the problems. If someone could show me a sample solution to one of these, I feel it could really help. Here goes: Consi

    Magnitude of The Net Electric Field

    Please provide some help determining variables in an electric field: (see attached file for diagram) - setup of each particle - magnitude on point P - in the magnitude setup, how to setup the r^2 in the equation for each Q particle, and how to add them all together. See the attached file.

    Voltage Due to Charge Configuration

    See the attached file. Let a uniform surface charge density of 5 nc/m2 be present at the z=0 plane, a uniform line charge density of 8 nc/m, be located at x=0, z=4 and a point charge of 2 μC be present at P(2,0,0). If V=0 at M(0,0,5), find V at N(1,2,3). It seems to me that I need to find the electric field intensity for eac

    Magnetism with Two Wires

    Two wires, each having a weight per unit length of 10^-4 N/m, are strung parallel, one 0.1 m above the other. If the wires carry the same current, through in opposite directions, how great must the current in each wire be for the magnetic field of the lower conductor to balance the weight of the upper conductor?

    Magnetic Fields and Forces

    What will be the force on a segment of wire 12 cm long, carrying a current of 8 amps, in the presence of a .0067 Tesla magnetic field directed perpendicular to the segment? If the current is directed toward the North and the magnetic field vertically upward, what will be the direction of this force?

    Magnetic Field of Vector Segments

    Find the strength of the magnetic field due to a straight current segment of length .086 m, at a distance of 7.4 meters from the segment, provided that the vector from the segment to the point is perpendicular to the segment, and that a current of 4.4 Amps flows in the segment.

    The Electric Field Strength With Different Masses

    Please help with the following problem. Provide step by step calculations. An object with a charge of -3.6 micro C and a mass of 0.012 kg experiences an upward electric force, due to a uniform electric field, equal in magnitude to its weight. (a) Find the direction and magnitude of the electric field. (b) If the electric ch

    The Electric Field At Different Points

    Two point charges lie on the x axis. A charge of + 6.2 micro C is at the origin, and a charge of -9.5 micro C is at x = 10.0 cm. What is the net electric field at (a) x = -4.0 cm and at (b) x = +4.0 cm?

    Sphere of charge and potential energy

    PLEASE solve step by step as simply as possible and show all math and answers please. Solve all the way through. a) What is electric field here in magnitude and direction? b) What is the field before and after? c) What is the potential of each sphere before and after B touches A? d) Find the potential energy of the syste

    Surface density; Dipole moment

    5. a) What is the dipole moment? 6. a) What is the surface charge density b) What is the electric field in terms of ... at the surface. Please see attachment complete questions diagrams.

    Conducting Plate

    Question: The value of the electric potential is given for each plate. Rank the pairs according to the magnitude of the electric field between the plates, least to greatest. 1. -20 V | | +70 V 2. +20 V | | +70 V 3. -10 V | | +90 V 4. +30 V | | +90 V.

    Conducting spheres, electric potential, charge density

    Please show all work and show all equations used and diagrams. 1) Two conducting spheres are far apart. The smaller sphere carries a total charge of 6*10^-8C. The larger sphere has a radius that is twice that of the saler and is neutral. After the two spheres are conected by a conducting wire, the charges on the smaller and

    Magnitude of the electric field; distribution of the charge

    Please show all work and show all equations used and diagrams. 1) Positive charge Q is distriibuted uniformally throughout an insulating sphere of radius R, centered at the origin. A particle with a positive charge Q is placed at x = 2R on the x axis. The magnitude of the electric field at x =R/2 on the x axis is: 2) Cha

    Force and Dipole Moment

    Please show all work and diagrams plus equations used to solve problem. Thanks! 1) A 200-N/C electric field is in the positive x direction. The force on an electron in this field is: a) 200 N in the +x direction. b) 200 N in the -X direction. c) 3.2*10^-17 m/s^2 in the +x direction d)3.2*10^-17 m/s^2 in the -x directi

    Charges and Electric Fields

    Please show all work and diagrams plus equations used to solve problem. Thanks! 1) Experimentor A uses a test charge qsub0 and experimentor B uses a test charge 2qsub0 to measure an electric field produced by stationary charges. A finds a field that is: ans: The same as the field around B - WHY? 2) An isolated point

    Total Charge on Gaussian Surface Cube

    See attachment for diagram and background. (a) Determine the total charge on the surface of the spherical cavity. (b) Determine the total charge on the outer surface of the cube.

    Find the Acceleration Field

    If the velocity field of a flow is given by {see attached} where {see attached} and Q is a positive constant, show that {see attached} everywhere except at the origin. Find the acceleration field. *See attachment for figures and equations.

    Electric field of a capacitor

    A pair of parallel plates are separated by 1.0 mm of air. If the plates are charged to a potential difference of 75 V, what is the electric field between the plates? See attached file for full problem description.

    Electrons and Electric Fields

    An electron (mass = 9.1 x 10^-31 kg and charge = -1.60 x 10^-19 C) is initially at rest just to the right of the leftmost plate. The separation between the two plates is 4.00 cm. A uniform electric field of 5000 N/C directed to the left is suddenly applied between the two plates. A) What is the force on the electron? B) What kin

    Finding an Electric Field

    A pair of parallel plates are separated by 1.0mm of air. If the plates are changed to a potential difference of 75 V, what is the electric field between the plates?

    Parallel Plate Capacitor Charge

    A 100-uF parallel-plate capacitor is charged to 500 V. It is then disconnected from the charging source and insulated. (a) How much energy is stored on the capacitor? (b) If the plates are pulled apart to a seperation that is twice their initial separation, what energy is stored on the capacitor? (c) If the answers are not ident

    The electric field and the force experienced by a charge.

    16.72) Four equal charges of + 3.0 x 10(negative 7) C are placed on the corners of one face of a cube of edge length 10.0 cm. A charge of -3.0 x 10(negative 7) C is placed at the center of the cube. What are the magnitude and the direction of the force on the charge at the center of the cube?

    Electric Field Problem

    A proton is moving parallel to a uniform electric field. The electric field accelerates the proton and increases its linear momentum to 5.0 10-23 kg m/s from 1.5 10-23 kg m/s in a time of 6.0 10-6 s. What is the magnitude of the electric field?