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A charge of 4.0 x 10^-6 C is placed on a small conducting sphere that is located at the end of a thin insulating rod whose length is 0.20 m. The rod rotates with an angular speed of 150 radians/second about an axis that passes perpendicularly through its other end. What is the magnetic moment of the rotating charge?

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A charge of 4.0 x 10-6 C is placed on a small conducting sphere that is located at the end of a thin insulating rod whose length is 0.20 m. The rod rotates with an angular speed of 150 radians/second about an axis that passes perpendicularly through its other end. What is the magnetic moment of the rotating charge?

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150 rad/s

Q = 4x10-6 C
0.2m

The charge is moving with a constant speed on a ...

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