Physics: Principles with Applications
Physics: Principles with Applications
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ISBN: 9780130606204
Author: Douglas C. Giancoli
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Chapter 16, Problem 9Q
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What balances the electric force of repulsion so that the leaves of an electroscope don’t separate further?

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The leaves of the electroscope do not separate further, because the electric force of repulsion is equal to the gravitational force. This balances the electric force.

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The leaves of the electroscope do not separate further, because the electric force of repulsion is equal to the gravitational force. Thus the gravitational force balances the electric force.Gravitational force pulling down on the leaves, and hence tending to return them to the vertical position.

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