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1. A small drop of water is suspended motionless in air by a uniform electric field that is
directed upward and has a magnitude of 8400 N/C. The mass of the water drop is
3.80 10-9 kg.

a) The water drop is suspended in the air due to the opposing force of the electric
field below it. The electric field has a POSITIVE charge of 8480N/C; therefore the
charge of the drop of water must also be positive. (*Note: Water does not have
charges, but in this case the water must have ions of some sort.)

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2. A small object, which has a charge q = 6.9 µC and mass m = 8.7 10-5 kg, is placed
in a constant electric field. Starting from rest, the object accelerates to a speed of 2.0
103 m/s in a time of 0.84 s. Determine the magnitude of the electric field.
 Σ F = ma
Σ F = Eq

As you see above, the total force is equal to the mass times the acceleration, the force
is also equal to the Electric Field Strength times the charge. If you set them equal to
each other you get:
ma = Eq
(ma) / q = E

Use the both the speed and the time that are given to find the acceleration.

(2.0 x 103) / (.84) = 2380.95

Use the acceleration that you just found along with the numbers given in the problem
to plug them in and solve.

((8.7 x 10-5) x (2380.95)) / (6.9 x 10-6) = 30020.70N/C

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