Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections
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Author: Katz, Debora M.
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Chapter 23, Problem 9PQ
A 50.0-g piece of aluminum has a net charge of +4.20 μC. Aluminum has an
- a. Calculate the number of electrons that were removed from the initially neutral aluminum to produce this charge.
- b. Determine what fraction of the original number of electrons this removed number represents.
- c. By how much did the original mass of the aluminum decrease after charging?
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Chapter 23 Solutions
Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections
Ch. 23.2 - Initially a glass rod and a piece of silk are...Ch. 23.3 - a. In Figure 23.8, why are there three plus signs...Ch. 23.3 - When wool is rubbed against amber, the wool...Ch. 23.3 - Prob. 23.4CECh. 23.4 - The following scenarios involve a metal ball and a...Ch. 23.4 - Prob. 23.6CECh. 23 - What is the difference between a contact force and...Ch. 23 - Many textbooks claim Franklin decided that moving...Ch. 23 - An object has a charge of 35 nC. How many excess...Ch. 23 - As part of a demonstration, a physics professor...
Ch. 23 - A single coulomb represents a large amount of...Ch. 23 - A sphere has a net charge of 8.05 nC, and a...Ch. 23 - A glass rod is initially neutral. After it is...Ch. 23 - After an initially neutral glass rod is rubbed...Ch. 23 - A 50.0-g piece of aluminum has a net charge of...Ch. 23 - Prob. 10PQCh. 23 - A silk scarf is rubbed against glass, and a wool...Ch. 23 - CASE STUDY A person in Franklins time may have...Ch. 23 - Prob. 13PQCh. 23 - Prob. 14PQCh. 23 - A charge of 36.3 nC is transferred to a neutral...Ch. 23 - Prob. 16PQCh. 23 - Prob. 17PQCh. 23 - An electrophorus is a device developed more than...Ch. 23 - Prob. 19PQCh. 23 - An electroscope is a device used to measure the...Ch. 23 - Two particles with charges of +5.50 nC and 8.95 nC...Ch. 23 - Particle A has a charge of 34.5 nC, and particle B...Ch. 23 - Prob. 23PQCh. 23 - Prob. 24PQCh. 23 - Particle A has charge qA and particle B has charge...Ch. 23 - Two charged particles are placed along the y axis....Ch. 23 - A 1.75-nC charged particle located at the origin...Ch. 23 - A 1.75-nC charged particle located at the origin...Ch. 23 - Two particles with charges q1 and q2 are separated...Ch. 23 - An electron with charge e and mass m moves in a...Ch. 23 - Two electrons in adjacent atomic shells are...Ch. 23 - Two small, identical metal balls with charges 5.0...Ch. 23 - Two identical spheres each have a mass of 5.0 g...Ch. 23 - One end of a light spring with force constant k =...Ch. 23 - Two 25.0-g copper spheres are placed 75.0 cm...Ch. 23 - Three charged particles lie along a single line....Ch. 23 - Given the arrangement of charged particles shown...Ch. 23 - Given the arrangement of charged particles in...Ch. 23 - Given the arrangement of charged particles in...Ch. 23 - Three charged metal spheres are arrayed in the xy...Ch. 23 - Charges A, B, and C are arrayed along the y axis,...Ch. 23 - Three identical conducting spheres are fixed along...Ch. 23 - Charges A, B, and C are arranged in the xy plane...Ch. 23 - Prob. 44PQCh. 23 - A particle with charge q is located at the origin,...Ch. 23 - Figure P23.46 shows four identical conducting...Ch. 23 - Prob. 47PQCh. 23 - Two metal spheres of identical mass m = 4.00 g are...Ch. 23 - Figure P23.49 shows two identical small, charged...Ch. 23 - Two small spherical conductors are suspended from...Ch. 23 - Four equally charged particles with charge q are...Ch. 23 - Four charged particles q, q, q, and q are Fixed...Ch. 23 - A metal sphere with charge +8.00 nC is attached to...Ch. 23 - Prob. 54PQCh. 23 - Three small metallic spheres with identical mass m...Ch. 23 - How does a negatively charged rubber balloon stick...Ch. 23 - How many electrons are in a 1.00-g electrically...Ch. 23 - Prob. 58PQCh. 23 - Prob. 59PQCh. 23 - Prob. 60PQCh. 23 - Three charged particles are arranged in the xy...Ch. 23 - A We saw in Figure 23.16 that a neutral metal can...Ch. 23 - Prob. 63PQCh. 23 - A Figure P23.65 shows two identical conducting...Ch. 23 - Two helium-filled, spherical balloons, each with...Ch. 23 - Two small metallic spheres, each with a mass of...Ch. 23 - A Two positively charged spheres with charges 4e...Ch. 23 - Prob. 69PQCh. 23 - Three charged spheres are at rest in a plane as...Ch. 23 - Prob. 71PQCh. 23 - Three particles with charges of 1.0 C, 1.0 C, and...Ch. 23 - A Two positively charged particles, each with...Ch. 23 - Prob. 74PQCh. 23 - Eight small conducting spheres with identical...Ch. 23 - Prob. 76PQCh. 23 - Prob. 77PQCh. 23 - Prob. 78PQCh. 23 - Prob. 79PQ
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