A pith ball with charge 0.2 mC is brought close to a van der Graaf generator with a charge of 100 mC (500 times that of the pith ball). The pith ball exerts an electricforce of 20 mN on the van der Graaf generator. What is the magnitude of the electric force that the van der Graaf generator exerts on the pith ball?Answer in mN.

Given Charge on pith ball (q) = 0.2 mCCharge on Van der Graff generator Q = 100 mCForce…

pith ball with charge 0.2 mC is brought close to a van der Graaf generator with a charge of 100 mC (500 times that of the pith ball). The pith ball exerts an electric rce of 20 mN on the van der Graaf generator. What is the magnitude of the electric force that the van der Graaf generator exerts on the pith ball?

pith ball with charge 0.2 mC is brought close to a van der Graaf generator with a charge of 100 mC (500 times that of the pith ball). The pith ball exerts an electric rce of 20 mN on the van der Graaf generator. What is the magnitude of the electric force that the van der Graaf generator exerts on the pith ball?

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Chapter23: Electric Forces

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Problem 73PQ: A Two positively charged particles, each with charge Q, are held at positions (a, 0) and (a, 0) as...

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