A small amber bead with a mass of 15.6 g and a charge of  −0.668  µC is suspended in equilibrium above the center of a large, horizontal sheet of glass that has a uniform charge density on its surface. Find the charge per unit area on the glass sheet (in µC/m2).   b) What If? What are the magnitude and direction of the acceleration of the piece of amber if its charge is doubled? (Enter the magnitude in m/s2.)

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 A small amber bead with a mass of 15.6 g and a charge of 

−0.668

 µC is suspended in equilibrium above the center of a large, horizontal sheet of glass that has a uniform charge density on its surface. Find the charge per unit area on the glass sheet (in µC/m2).

 

b) What If? What are the magnitude and direction of the acceleration of the piece of amber if its charge is doubled? (Enter the magnitude in m/s2.)

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