A small spherical insulator of mass 8.90 × 10-2 kg and charge +0.600 µC is hung by a thin wire of negligible mass. A charge of -0.900 μC is held 0.150 m away from the sphere and directly to the right of it, so the wire makes an angle with the vertical (see the drawing). Find (a) the angle and (b) the tension in the wire. (a) Number i (b) Number i Units Units 0.150 m +0.600 μC -0.900 μC

A small spherical insulator of mass 8.90 × 10-2 kg and charge +0.600 µC is hung by a thin wire of negligible mass. A charge of -0.900 μC is held 0.150 m away from the sphere and directly to the right of it, so the wire makes an angle with the vertical (see the drawing). Find (a) the angle and (b) the tension in the wire. (a) Number i (b) Number i Units Units 0.150 m +0.600 μC -0.900 μC

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