[{"problem_text": "In an orienteering class, you have the goal of moving as far (straight-line distance) from base camp as possible by making three straight-line moves. You may use the following displacements in any order: (a) $\\vec{a}, 2.0 \\mathrm{~km}$ due east (directly toward the east); (b) $\\vec{b}, 2.0 \\mathrm{~km} 30^{\\circ}$ north of east (at an angle of $30^{\\circ}$ toward the north from due east); (c) $\\vec{c}, 1.0 \\mathrm{~km}$ due west. Alternatively, you may substitute either $-\\vec{b}$ for $\\vec{b}$ or $-\\vec{c}$ for $\\vec{c}$. What is the greatest distance you can be from base camp at the end of the third displacement? (We are not concerned about the direction.)", "answer_latex": " 4.8", "answer_number": "4.8", "unit": " m", "source": "fund", "problemid": " 3.01", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "\"Top gun\" pilots have long worried about taking a turn too tightly. As a pilot's body undergoes centripetal acceleration, with the head toward the center of curvature, the blood pressure in the brain decreases, leading to loss of brain function.\r\nThere are several warning signs. When the centripetal acceleration is $2 g$ or $3 g$, the pilot feels heavy. At about $4 g$, the pilot's vision switches to black and white and narrows to \"tunnel vision.\" If that acceleration is sustained or increased, vision ceases and, soon after, the pilot is unconscious - a condition known as $g$-LOC for \" $g$-induced loss of consciousness.\"\r\n\r\nWhat is the magnitude of the acceleration, in $g$ units, of a pilot whose aircraft enters a horizontal circular turn with a velocity of $\\vec{v}_i=(400 \\hat{\\mathrm{i}}+500 \\hat{\\mathrm{j}}) \\mathrm{m} / \\mathrm{s}$ and $24.0 \\mathrm{~s}$ later leaves the turn with a velocity of $\\vec{v}_f=(-400 \\hat{\\mathrm{i}}-500 \\hat{\\mathrm{j}}) \\mathrm{m} / \\mathrm{s}$ ?", "answer_latex": "83.81", "answer_number": "83.81", "unit": " $\\mathrm{m} / \\mathrm{s}^2$", "source": "fund", "problemid": " 4.06", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "The world\u2019s largest ball of string is about 2 m in radius. To the nearest order of magnitude, what is the total length L of the string in the ball?", "answer_latex": "2", "answer_number": "2", "unit": " $10^6$ m", "source": "fund", "problemid": " 1.01", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "You drive a beat-up pickup truck along a straight road for $8.4 \\mathrm{~km}$ at $70 \\mathrm{~km} / \\mathrm{h}$, at which point the truck runs out of gasoline and stops. Over the next $30 \\mathrm{~min}$, you walk another $2.0 \\mathrm{~km}$ farther along the road to a gasoline station.\r\nWhat is your overall displacement from the beginning of your drive to your arrival at the station?", "answer_latex": " 10.4", "answer_number": "10.4", "unit": " km", "source": "fund", "problemid": " 2.01", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "A heavy object can sink into the ground during an earthquake if the shaking causes the ground to undergo liquefaction, in which the soil grains experience little friction as they slide over one another. The ground is then effectively quicksand. The possibility of liquefaction in sandy ground can be predicted in terms of the void ratio $e$ for a sample of the ground:\r\n$$\r\ne=\\frac{V_{\\text {voids }}}{V_{\\text {grains }}} .\r\n$$\r\nHere, $V_{\\text {grains }}$ is the total volume of the sand grains in the sample and $V_{\\text {voids }}$ is the total volume between the grains (in the voids). If $e$ exceeds a critical value of 0.80 , liquefaction can occur during an earthquake. What is the corresponding sand density $\\rho_{\\text {sand }}$ ? Solid silicon dioxide (the primary component of sand) has a density of $\\rho_{\\mathrm{SiO}_2}=2.600 \\times 10^3 \\mathrm{~kg} / \\mathrm{m}^3$.", "answer_latex": "1.4", "answer_number": "1.4", "unit": " $10^3 \\mathrm{~kg} / \\mathrm{m}^3$", "source": "fund", "problemid": "1.02 ", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "What is the angle $\\phi$ between $\\vec{a}=3.0 \\hat{\\mathrm{i}}-4.0 \\hat{\\mathrm{j}}$ and $\\vec{b}=$ $-2.0 \\hat{\\mathrm{i}}+3.0 \\hat{\\mathrm{k}}$ ?", "answer_latex": "109", "answer_number": "109", "unit": " $^{\\circ}$", "source": "fund", "problemid": " 3.05", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "During a storm, a crate of crepe is sliding across a slick, oily parking lot through a displacement $\\vec{d}=(-3.0 \\mathrm{~m}) \\hat{\\mathrm{i}}$ while a steady wind pushes against the crate with a force $\\vec{F}=(2.0 \\mathrm{~N}) \\hat{\\mathrm{i}}+(-6.0 \\mathrm{~N}) \\hat{\\mathrm{j}}$. If the crate has a kinetic energy of $10 \\mathrm{~J}$ at the beginning of displacement $\\vec{d}$, what is its kinetic energy at the end of $\\vec{d}$ ?", "answer_latex": " 4.0", "answer_number": "4.0", "unit": " J", "source": "fund", "problemid": "  7.03", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "When the force on an object depends on the position of the object, we cannot find the work done by it on the object by simply multiplying the force by the displacement. The reason is that there is no one value for the force-it changes. So, we must find the work in tiny little displacements and then add up all the work results. We effectively say, \"Yes, the force varies over any given tiny little displacement, but the variation is so small we can approximate the force as being constant during the displacement.\" Sure, it is not precise, but if we make the displacements infinitesimal, then our error becomes infinitesimal and the result becomes precise. But, to add an infinite number of work contributions by hand would take us forever, longer than a semester. So, we add them up via an integration, which allows us to do all this in minutes (much less than a semester).\r\n\r\nForce $\\vec{F}=\\left(3 x^2 \\mathrm{~N}\\right) \\hat{\\mathrm{i}}+(4 \\mathrm{~N}) \\hat{\\mathrm{j}}$, with $x$ in meters, acts on a particle, changing only the kinetic energy of the particle. How much work is done on the particle as it moves from coordinates $(2 \\mathrm{~m}, 3 \\mathrm{~m})$ to $(3 \\mathrm{~m}, 0 \\mathrm{~m})$ ?", "answer_latex": " 7.0", "answer_number": " 7.0", "unit": " J", "source": "fund", "problemid": " 7.08", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": " The charges of an electron and a positron are $-e$ and $+e$. The mass of each is $9.11 \\times 10^{-31} \\mathrm{~kg}$. What is the ratio of the electrical force to the gravitational force between an electron and a positron?\r\n", "answer_latex": " $4.16$", "answer_number": "4.16", "unit": "$10^{42}$", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 21.75", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "Particle 1 of charge $+q$ and particle 2 of charge $+4.00 q$ are held at separation $L=9.00 \\mathrm{~cm}$ on an $x$ axis. If particle 3 of charge $q_3$ is to be located such that the three particles remain in place when released, what must be the $x$ coordinate of particle 3?", "answer_latex": " $3.00$", "answer_number": "3.00", "unit": "$\\mathrm{~cm}$", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 21.19", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "Two charged particles are fixed to an $x$ axis: Particle 1 of charge $q_1=2.1 \\times 10^{-8} \\mathrm{C}$ is at position $x=20 \\mathrm{~cm}$ and particle 2 of charge $q_2=-4.00 q_1$ is at position $x=70 \\mathrm{~cm}$. At what coordinate on the axis (other than at infinity) is the net electric field produced by the two particles equal to zero?\r\n", "answer_latex": " $-30$", "answer_number": "-30", "unit": " $\\mathrm{~cm}$", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 22.11", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "The volume charge density of a solid nonconducting sphere of radius $R=5.60 \\mathrm{~cm}$ varies with radial distance $r$ as given by $\\rho=$ $\\left(14.1 \\mathrm{pC} / \\mathrm{m}^3\\right) r / R$. What is the sphere's total charge?", "answer_latex": " $7.78$", "answer_number": "7.78", "unit": "$\\mathrm{fC} $ ", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 23.53", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "Two charged concentric spherical shells have radii $10.0 \\mathrm{~cm}$ and $15.0 \\mathrm{~cm}$. The charge on the inner shell is $4.00 \\times 10^{-8} \\mathrm{C}$, and that on the outer shell is $2.00 \\times 10^{-8} \\mathrm{C}$. Find the electric field at $r=12.0 \\mathrm{~cm}$.", "answer_latex": " $2.50$", "answer_number": "2.50", "unit": "$10^4 \\mathrm{~N} / \\mathrm{C}$ ", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 23.45", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "Assume that a honeybee is a sphere of diameter 1.000 $\\mathrm{cm}$ with a charge of $+45.0 \\mathrm{pC}$ uniformly spread over its surface. Assume also that a spherical pollen grain of diameter $40.0 \\mu \\mathrm{m}$ is electrically held on the surface of the bee because the bee's charge induces a charge of $-1.00 \\mathrm{pC}$ on the near side of the grain and a charge of $+1.00 \\mathrm{pC}$ on the far side. What is the magnitude of the net electrostatic force on the grain due to the bee? ", "answer_latex": " $2.6$", "answer_number": "2.6", "unit": "$10^{-10} \\mathrm{~N}$ ", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 22.51", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "In the radioactive decay of Eq. 21-13, $\\mathrm{a}^{238} \\mathrm{U}$ nucleus transforms to ${ }^{234} \\mathrm{Th}$ and an ejected ${ }^4 \\mathrm{He}$. (These are nuclei, not atoms, and thus electrons are not involved.) When the separation between ${ }^{234} \\mathrm{Th}$ and ${ }^4 \\mathrm{He}$ is $9.0 \\times 10^{-15} \\mathrm{~m}$, what are the magnitudes of the electrostatic force between them?\r\n", "answer_latex": " $5.1$", "answer_number": "5.1", "unit": " $10^2 \\mathrm{~N}$", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 21.69", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "The electric field in an $x y$ plane produced by a positively charged particle is $7.2(4.0 \\hat{\\mathrm{i}}+3.0 \\hat{\\mathrm{j}}) \\mathrm{N} / \\mathrm{C}$ at the point $(3.0,3.0) \\mathrm{cm}$ and $100 \\hat{\\mathrm{i}} \\mathrm{N} / \\mathrm{C}$ at the point $(2.0,0) \\mathrm{cm}$. What is the $x$ coordinate of the particle?", "answer_latex": " $-1.0$", "answer_number": "-1.0", "unit": "$\\mathrm{~cm}$ ", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 22.73", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "Two particles, each with a charge of magnitude $12 \\mathrm{nC}$, are at two of the vertices of an equilateral triangle with edge length $2.0 \\mathrm{~m}$. What is the magnitude of the electric field at the third vertex if both charges are positive?", "answer_latex": " $47$", "answer_number": "47", "unit": "$\\mathrm{~N} / \\mathrm{C}$ ", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 22.69", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "How much work is required to turn an electric dipole $180^{\\circ}$ in a uniform electric field of magnitude $E=46.0 \\mathrm{~N} / \\mathrm{C}$ if the dipole moment has a magnitude of $p=3.02 \\times$ $10^{-25} \\mathrm{C} \\cdot \\mathrm{m}$ and the initial angle is $64^{\\circ} ?$\r\n", "answer_latex": " $1.22$", "answer_number": "1.22", "unit": "$10^{-23} \\mathrm{~J}$ ", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 22.59", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "We know that the negative charge on the electron and the positive charge on the proton are equal. Suppose, however, that these magnitudes differ from each other by $0.00010 \\%$. With what force would two copper coins, placed $1.0 \\mathrm{~m}$ apart, repel each other? Assume that each coin contains $3 \\times 10^{22}$ copper atoms. (Hint: A neutral copper atom contains 29 protons and 29 electrons.)", "answer_latex": " $1.7$", "answer_number": "1.7", "unit": "$10^8 \\mathrm{~N}$ ", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 21.57", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "What must be the distance between point charge $q_1=$ $26.0 \\mu \\mathrm{C}$ and point charge $q_2=-47.0 \\mu \\mathrm{C}$ for the electrostatic force between them to have a magnitude of $5.70 \\mathrm{~N}$ ?\r\n", "answer_latex": " 1.39", "answer_number": "1.39", "unit": " m", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 21.3", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "Three charged particles form a triangle: particle 1 with charge $Q_1=80.0 \\mathrm{nC}$ is at $x y$ coordinates $(0,3.00 \\mathrm{~mm})$, particle 2 with charge $Q_2$ is at $(0,-3.00 \\mathrm{~mm})$, and particle 3 with charge $q=18.0$ $\\mathrm{nC}$ is at $(4.00 \\mathrm{~mm}, 0)$. In unit-vector notation, what is the electrostatic force on particle 3 due to the other two particles if $Q_2$ is equal to $80.0 \\mathrm{nC}$?\r\n", "answer_latex": "$(0.829)$", "answer_number": "0.829", "unit": " $\\mathrm{~N} \\hat{\\mathrm{i}}$", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 21.61", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "A particle of charge $-q_1$ is at the origin of an $x$ axis. At what location on the axis should a particle of charge $-4 q_1$ be placed so that the net electric field is zero at $x=2.0 \\mathrm{~mm}$ on the axis? ", "answer_latex": " $6.0$", "answer_number": "6.0", "unit": "$\\mathrm{~mm}$ ", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 22.77", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "An electron is released from rest in a uniform electric field of magnitude $2.00 \\times 10^4 \\mathrm{~N} / \\mathrm{C}$. Calculate the acceleration of the electron. (Ignore gravitation.)", "answer_latex": " $3.51$", "answer_number": "3.51", "unit": "$10^{15} \\mathrm{~m} / \\mathrm{s}^2$ ", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 22.43", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "The nucleus of a plutonium-239 atom contains 94 protons. Assume that the nucleus is a sphere with radius $6.64 \\mathrm{fm}$ and with the charge of the protons uniformly spread through the sphere. At the surface of the nucleus, what are the magnitude of the electric field produced by the protons?", "answer_latex": "$3.07$", "answer_number": "3.07", "unit": "$10^{21} \\mathrm{~N} / \\mathrm{C}$ ", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 22.3", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "A nonconducting spherical shell, with an inner radius of $4.0 \\mathrm{~cm}$ and an outer radius of $6.0 \\mathrm{~cm}$, has charge spread nonuniformly through its volume between its inner and outer surfaces. The volume charge density $\\rho$ is the charge per unit volume, with the unit coulomb per cubic meter. For this shell $\\rho=b / r$, where $r$ is the distance in meters from the center of the shell and $b=3.0 \\mu \\mathrm{C} / \\mathrm{m}^2$. What is the net charge in the shell?\r\n", "answer_latex": " $3.8$", "answer_number": "3.8", "unit": " $10^{-8} \\mathrm{C}$", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 21.21", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "An electron is shot directly\r\nFigure 23-50 Problem 40. toward the center of a large metal plate that has surface charge density $-2.0 \\times 10^{-6} \\mathrm{C} / \\mathrm{m}^2$. If the initial kinetic energy of the electron is $1.60 \\times 10^{-17} \\mathrm{~J}$ and if the electron is to stop (due to electrostatic repulsion from the plate) just as it reaches the plate, how far from the plate must the launch point be?", "answer_latex": " $0.44$", "answer_number": "0.44", "unit": "$\\mathrm{~mm}$ ", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 23.41", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "A square metal plate of edge length $8.0 \\mathrm{~cm}$ and negligible thickness has a total charge of $6.0 \\times 10^{-6} \\mathrm{C}$. Estimate the magnitude $E$ of the electric field just off the center of the plate (at, say, a distance of $0.50 \\mathrm{~mm}$ from the center) by assuming that the charge is spread uniformly over the two faces of the plate. ", "answer_latex": "$5.4$", "answer_number": "5.4", "unit": "$10^7 \\mathrm{~N} / \\mathrm{C}$ ", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 23.37", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "A neutron consists of one \"up\" quark of charge $+2 e / 3$ and two \"down\" quarks each having charge $-e / 3$. If we assume that the down quarks are $2.6 \\times 10^{-15} \\mathrm{~m}$ apart inside the neutron, what is the magnitude of the electrostatic force between them?\r\n", "answer_latex": "$3.8$", "answer_number": "3.8", "unit": "$N$ ", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 21.49", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "In an early model of the hydrogen atom (the Bohr model), the electron orbits the proton in uniformly circular motion. The radius of the circle is restricted (quantized) to certain values given by where $a_0=52.92 \\mathrm{pm}$. What is the speed of the electron if it orbits in the smallest allowed orbit?", "answer_latex": " $2.19$", "answer_number": "2.19", "unit": "$10^6 \\mathrm{~m} / \\mathrm{s}$ ", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 21.73", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "At what distance along the central perpendicular axis of a uniformly charged plastic disk of radius $0.600 \\mathrm{~m}$ is the magnitude of the electric field equal to one-half the magnitude of the field at the center of the surface of the disk?", "answer_latex": " $0.346$", "answer_number": "0.346", "unit": "$\\mathrm{~m}$ ", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 22.35", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "Of the charge $Q$ on a tiny sphere, a fraction $\\alpha$ is to be transferred to a second, nearby sphere. The spheres can be treated as particles.  What value of $\\alpha$ maximizes the magnitude $F$ of the electrostatic force between the two spheres? ", "answer_latex": " $0.5$", "answer_number": "0.5", "unit": " ", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 21.55", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "In a spherical metal shell of radius $R$, an electron is shot from the center directly toward a tiny hole in the shell, through which it escapes. The shell is negatively charged with a surface charge density (charge per unit area) of $6.90 \\times 10^{-13} \\mathrm{C} / \\mathrm{m}^2$. What is the magnitude of the electron's acceleration when it reaches radial distances $r=0.500 R$?", "answer_latex": " $0$", "answer_number": "0", "unit": " ", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 21.71", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "A particle of charge $+3.00 \\times 10^{-6} \\mathrm{C}$ is $12.0 \\mathrm{~cm}$ distant from a second particle of charge $-1.50 \\times 10^{-6} \\mathrm{C}$. Calculate the magnitude of the electrostatic force between the particles.", "answer_latex": "2.81 ", "answer_number": "2.81", "unit": "N ", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 21.5", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "A charged particle produces an electric field with a magnitude of $2.0 \\mathrm{~N} / \\mathrm{C}$ at a point that is $50 \\mathrm{~cm}$ away from the particle. What is the magnitude of the particle's charge?\r\n", "answer_latex": " $56$", "answer_number": "56", "unit": "$\\mathrm{pC}$ ", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 22.5", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "In Millikan's experiment, an oil drop of radius $1.64 \\mu \\mathrm{m}$ and density $0.851 \\mathrm{~g} / \\mathrm{cm}^3$ is suspended in chamber C when a downward electric field of $1.92 \\times 10^5 \\mathrm{~N} / \\mathrm{C}$ is applied. Find the charge on the drop, in terms of $e$.", "answer_latex": " $-5$", "answer_number": "-5", "unit": "$e$ ", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 22.39", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "The charges and coordinates of two charged particles held fixed in an $x y$ plane are $q_1=+3.0 \\mu \\mathrm{C}, x_1=3.5 \\mathrm{~cm}, y_1=0.50 \\mathrm{~cm}$, and $q_2=-4.0 \\mu \\mathrm{C}, x_2=-2.0 \\mathrm{~cm}, y_2=1.5 \\mathrm{~cm}$. Find the magnitude of the electrostatic force on particle 2 due to particle 1.", "answer_latex": "$35$", "answer_number": "35", "unit": "$\\mathrm{~N}$", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 21.15", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "An electron on the axis of an electric dipole is $25 \\mathrm{~nm}$ from the center of the dipole. What is the magnitude of the electrostatic force on the electron if the dipole moment is $3.6 \\times 10^{-29} \\mathrm{C} \\cdot \\mathrm{m}$ ? Assume that $25 \\mathrm{~nm}$ is much larger than the separation of the charged particles that form the dipole.", "answer_latex": " $6.6$", "answer_number": "6.6", "unit": "$10^{-15} \\mathrm{~N}$ ", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 22.45", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "Earth's atmosphere is constantly bombarded by cosmic ray protons that originate somewhere in space. If the protons all passed through the atmosphere, each square meter of Earth's surface would intercept protons at the average rate of 1500 protons per second. What would be the electric current intercepted by the total surface area of the planet?", "answer_latex": "$122$", "answer_number": "122", "unit": " $\\mathrm{~mA}$", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 21.31", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "An electric field $\\vec{E}$ with an average magnitude of about $150 \\mathrm{~N} / \\mathrm{C}$ points downward in the atmosphere near Earth's surface. We wish to \"float\" a sulfur sphere weighing $4.4 \\mathrm{~N}$ in this field by charging the sphere. What charge (both sign and magnitude) must be used?", "answer_latex": " $-0.029$", "answer_number": "-0.029", "unit": " $C$", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 22.81", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "Two identical conducting spheres, fixed in place, attract each other with an electrostatic force of $0.108 \\mathrm{~N}$ when their center-to-center separation is $50.0 \\mathrm{~cm}$. The spheres are then connected by a thin conducting wire. When the wire is removed, the spheres repel each other with an electrostatic force of $0.0360 \\mathrm{~N}$. Of the initial charges on the spheres, with a positive net charge, what was the negative charge on one of them?", "answer_latex": " $-1.00 \\mu \\mathrm{C}$", "answer_number": "-1.00", "unit": "$ \\mu \\mathrm{C}$", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 21.9", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "A uniform electric field exists in a region between two oppositely charged plates. An electron is released from rest at the surface of the negatively charged plate and strikes the surface of the opposite plate, $2.0 \\mathrm{~cm}$ away, in a time $1.5 \\times 10^{-8} \\mathrm{~s}$. What is the speed of the electron as it strikes the second plate? ", "answer_latex": " $2.7$", "answer_number": "2.7", "unit": " $10^6$", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 22.55", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": " Two point charges of $30 \\mathrm{nC}$ and $-40 \\mathrm{nC}$ are held fixed on an $x$ axis, at the origin and at $x=72 \\mathrm{~cm}$, respectively. A particle with a charge of $42 \\mu \\mathrm{C}$ is released from rest at $x=28 \\mathrm{~cm}$. If the initial acceleration of the particle has a magnitude of $100 \\mathrm{~km} / \\mathrm{s}^2$, what is the particle's mass?", "answer_latex": " $2.2$", "answer_number": "2.2", "unit": " $10^{-6} \\mathrm{~kg}$", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 21.63", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "In Fig. 21-26, particle 1 of charge $-5.00 q$ and particle 2 of charge $+2.00 q$ are held at separation $L$ on an $x$ axis. If particle 3 of unknown charge $q_3$ is to be located such that the net electrostatic force on it from particles 1 and 2 is zero, what must be the $x$ coordinate of particle 3?", "answer_latex": " $2.72$", "answer_number": "2.72", "unit": " $L$", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 21.67", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "An isolated conductor has net charge $+10 \\times 10^{-6} \\mathrm{C}$ and a cavity with a particle of charge $q=+3.0 \\times 10^{-6} \\mathrm{C}$. What is the charge on the cavity wall?", "answer_latex": " $-3.0$", "answer_number": "-3.0", "unit": "$10^{-6} \\mathrm{C} $ ", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 23.21", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "Point charges of $+6.0 \\mu \\mathrm{C}$ and $-4.0 \\mu \\mathrm{C}$ are placed on an $x$ axis, at $x=8.0 \\mathrm{~m}$ and $x=16 \\mathrm{~m}$, respectively. What charge must be placed at $x=24 \\mathrm{~m}$ so that any charge placed at the origin would experience no electrostatic force?\r\n", "answer_latex": " $-45$", "answer_number": "-45", "unit": " $\\mu \\mathrm{C}$", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 21.47", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "The electric field in a certain region of Earth's atmosphere is directed vertically down. At an altitude of $300 \\mathrm{~m}$ the field has magnitude $60.0 \\mathrm{~N} / \\mathrm{C}$; at an altitude of $200 \\mathrm{~m}$, the magnitude is $100 \\mathrm{~N} / \\mathrm{C}$. Find the net amount of charge contained in a cube $100 \\mathrm{~m}$ on edge, with horizontal faces at altitudes of 200 and $300 \\mathrm{~m}$.", "answer_latex": " $3.54$", "answer_number": "3.54", "unit": "$\\mu \\mathrm{C}$ ", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 23.13", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "What would be the magnitude of the electrostatic force between two 1.00 C point charges separated by a distance of $1.00 \\mathrm{~m}$  if such point charges existed (they do not) and this configuration could be set up?", "answer_latex": " $8.99$", "answer_number": "8.99", "unit": " $10^9 \\mathrm{~N}$", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 21.53", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "An electric dipole consisting of charges of magnitude $1.50 \\mathrm{nC}$ separated by $6.20 \\mu \\mathrm{m}$ is in an electric field of strength 1100 $\\mathrm{N} / \\mathrm{C}$. What is the magnitude of the electric dipole moment?", "answer_latex": " $9.30$", "answer_number": "9.30", "unit": "$10^{-15} \\mathrm{C} \\cdot \\mathrm{m}$ ", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 22.57", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "What equal positive charges would have to be placed on Earth and on the Moon to neutralize their gravitational attraction?", "answer_latex": " $5.7$", "answer_number": "5.7", "unit": "$10^{13} \\mathrm{C}$", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 21.41", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "The initial charges on the three identical metal spheres in Fig. 21-24 are the following: sphere $A, Q$; sphere $B,-Q / 4$; and sphere $C, Q / 2$, where $Q=2.00 \\times 10^{-14}$ C. Spheres $A$ and $B$ are fixed in place, with a center-to-center separation of $d=1.20 \\mathrm{~m}$, which is much larger than the spheres. Sphere $C$ is touched first to sphere $A$ and then to sphere $B$ and is then removed. What then is the magnitude of the electrostatic force between spheres $A$ and $B$ ?\r\n", "answer_latex": " $4.68$", "answer_number": "4.68", "unit": " $10^{-19} \\mathrm{~N}$", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 21.65", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "A $10.0 \\mathrm{~g}$ block with a charge of $+8.00 \\times 10^{-5} \\mathrm{C}$ is placed in an electric field $\\vec{E}=(3000 \\hat{\\mathrm{i}}-600 \\hat{\\mathrm{j}}) \\mathrm{N} / \\mathrm{C}$. What is the magnitude of the electrostatic force on the block?", "answer_latex": " $0.245$", "answer_number": "0.245", "unit": "$\\mathrm{~N}$ ", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 22.49", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "Two long, charged, thin-walled, concentric cylindrical shells have radii of 3.0 and $6.0 \\mathrm{~cm}$. The charge per unit length is $5.0 \\times 10^{-6} \\mathrm{C} / \\mathrm{m}$ on the inner shell and $-7.0 \\times 10^{-6} \\mathrm{C} / \\mathrm{m}$ on the outer shell. What is the magnitude $E$ of the electric field at radial distance $r=4.0 \\mathrm{~cm}$?", "answer_latex": " $2.3$", "answer_number": "2.3", "unit": "$10^6 \\mathrm{~N} / \\mathrm{C} $ ", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 23.31", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "A particle of charge $1.8 \\mu \\mathrm{C}$ is at the center of a Gaussian cube $55 \\mathrm{~cm}$ on edge. What is the net electric flux through the surface?", "answer_latex": " $2.0$", "answer_number": "2.0", "unit": "$10^5 \\mathrm{~N} \\cdot \\mathrm{m}^2 / \\mathrm{C}$ ", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 23.7", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "The drum of a photocopying machine has a length of $42 \\mathrm{~cm}$ and a diameter of $12 \\mathrm{~cm}$. The electric field just above the drum's surface is $2.3 \\times 10^5 \\mathrm{~N} / \\mathrm{C}$. What is the total charge on the drum? ", "answer_latex": " $0.32$", "answer_number": "0.32", "unit": "$\\mu C$ ", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 23.23", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "A spherical water drop $1.20 \\mu \\mathrm{m}$ in diameter is suspended in calm air due to a downward-directed atmospheric electric field of magnitude $E=462 \\mathrm{~N} / \\mathrm{C}$. What is the magnitude of the gravitational force on the drop?", "answer_latex": " $8.87$", "answer_number": "8.87", "unit": "$10^{-15} \\mathrm{~N} $ ", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 22.63", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "How many electrons would have to be removed from a coin to leave it with a charge of $+1.0 \\times 10^{-7} \\mathrm{C}$ ?", "answer_latex": " $6.3$", "answer_number": "6.3", "unit": "$10^{11}$", "source": "fund", "problemid": "Question 21.25 ", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "An unknown charge sits on a conducting solid sphere of radius $10 \\mathrm{~cm}$. If the electric field $15 \\mathrm{~cm}$ from the center of the sphere has the magnitude $3.0 \\times 10^3 \\mathrm{~N} / \\mathrm{C}$ and is directed radially inward, what is the net charge on the sphere?\r\n", "answer_latex": " $-7.5$", "answer_number": "-7.5", "unit": "$\\mathrm{nC}$ ", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 23.47", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "Space vehicles traveling through Earth's radiation belts can intercept a significant number of electrons. The resulting charge buildup can damage electronic components and disrupt operations. Suppose a spherical metal satellite $1.3 \\mathrm{~m}$ in diameter accumulates $2.4 \\mu \\mathrm{C}$ of charge in one orbital revolution. Find the resulting surface charge density. ", "answer_latex": " $4.5$", "answer_number": "4.5", "unit": "$10^{-7} \\mathrm{C} / \\mathrm{m}^2 $ ", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 23.19", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": " A charge of $20 \\mathrm{nC}$ is uniformly distributed along a straight rod of length $4.0 \\mathrm{~m}$ that is bent into a circular arc with a radius of $2.0 \\mathrm{~m}$. What is the magnitude of the electric field at the center of curvature of the arc?", "answer_latex": "$38$", "answer_number": "38", "unit": "$\\mathrm{~N} / \\mathrm{C}$ ", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 22.71", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "Calculate the number of coulombs of positive charge in 250 $\\mathrm{cm}^3$ of (neutral) water. (Hint: A hydrogen atom contains one proton; an oxygen atom contains eight protons.)", "answer_latex": " $1.3$", "answer_number": "1.3", "unit": "$10^7 \\mathrm{C}$", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 21.33", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "A charged cloud system produces an electric field in the air near Earth's surface. A particle of charge $-2.0 \\times 10^{-9} \\mathrm{C}$ is acted on by a downward electrostatic force of $3.0 \\times 10^{-6} \\mathrm{~N}$ when placed in this field. What is the magnitude of the electric field? ", "answer_latex": " $1.5$", "answer_number": "1.5", "unit": "$10^3 \\mathrm{~N} / \\mathrm{C}$ ", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 22.41", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": " An electric dipole with dipole moment\r\n$$\r\n\\vec{p}=(3.00 \\hat{\\mathrm{i}}+4.00 \\hat{\\mathrm{j}})\\left(1.24 \\times 10^{-30} \\mathrm{C} \\cdot \\mathrm{m}\\right)\r\n$$\r\nis in an electric field $\\vec{E}=(4000 \\mathrm{~N} / \\mathrm{C}) \\hat{\\mathrm{i}}$. What is the potential energy of the electric dipole?", "answer_latex": " $-1.49$", "answer_number": "-1.49", "unit": "$10^{-26} \\mathrm{~J} $ ", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 22.83", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "What is the total charge in coulombs of $75.0 \\mathrm{~kg}$ of electrons?", "answer_latex": " $-1.32$", "answer_number": "-1.32", "unit": " $10^{13} \\mathrm{C}$", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 21.59", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "A uniformly charged conducting sphere of $1.2 \\mathrm{~m}$ diameter has surface charge density $8.1 \\mu \\mathrm{C} / \\mathrm{m}^2$. Find the net charge on the sphere.", "answer_latex": " $37$", "answer_number": "37", "unit": "$\\mu \\mathrm{C}$ ", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 23.17", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "The magnitude of the electrostatic force between two identical ions that are separated by a distance of $5.0 \\times 10^{-10} \\mathrm{~m}$ is $3.7 \\times 10^{-9}$ N.  What is the charge of each ion? ", "answer_latex": "$3.2$", "answer_number": "3.2", "unit": " $10^{-19} \\mathrm{C}$", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 21.27", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "How many megacoulombs of positive charge are in $1.00 \\mathrm{~mol}$ of neutral molecular-hydrogen gas $\\left(\\mathrm{H}_2\\right)$ ?", "answer_latex": " $0.19$", "answer_number": "0.19", "unit": "$\\mathrm{MC}$", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 21.45", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "A charge (uniform linear density $=9.0 \\mathrm{nC} / \\mathrm{m}$ ) lies on a string that is stretched along an $x$ axis from $x=0$ to $x=3.0 \\mathrm{~m}$. Determine the magnitude of the electric field at $x=4.0 \\mathrm{~m}$ on the $x$ axis.", "answer_latex": " $61$", "answer_number": "61", "unit": " $\\mathrm{~N} / \\mathrm{C}$", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 22.67", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "A long, straight wire has fixed negative charge with a linear charge density of magnitude $3.6 \\mathrm{nC} / \\mathrm{m}$. The wire is to be enclosed by a coaxial, thin-walled nonconducting cylindrical shell of radius $1.5 \\mathrm{~cm}$. The shell is to have positive charge on its outside surface with a surface charge density $\\sigma$ that makes the net external electric field zero. Calculate $\\sigma$.\r\n", "answer_latex": " $3.8$", "answer_number": "3.8", "unit": "$10^{-8} \\mathrm{C} / \\mathrm{m}^2$ ", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 23.27", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "Beams of high-speed protons can be produced in \"guns\" using electric fields to accelerate the protons. What acceleration would a proton experience if the gun's electric field were $2.00 \\times 10^4 \\mathrm{~N} / \\mathrm{C}$ ?", "answer_latex": "$1.92$", "answer_number": "1.92", "unit": "$10^{12} \\mathrm{~m} / \\mathrm{s}^2 $ ", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 22.47", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "An infinite line of charge produces a field of magnitude $4.5 \\times$ $10^4 \\mathrm{~N} / \\mathrm{C}$ at distance $2.0 \\mathrm{~m}$. Find the linear charge density.\r\n", "answer_latex": " $5.0$", "answer_number": "5.0", "unit": "$\\mu \\mathrm{C} / \\mathrm{m}$", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 23.25", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}, {"problem_text": "A charged nonconducting rod, with a length of $2.00 \\mathrm{~m}$ and a cross-sectional area of $4.00 \\mathrm{~cm}^2$, lies along the positive side of an $x$ axis with one end at the origin. The volume charge density $\\rho$ is charge per unit volume in coulombs per cubic meter. How many excess electrons are on the rod if $\\rho$ is uniform, with a value of $-4.00 \\mu \\mathrm{C} / \\mathrm{m}^3$?\r\n", "answer_latex": " $2.00$", "answer_number": "2.00", "unit": "$10^{10} \\text { electrons; }$", "source": "fund", "problemid": " Question 21.51", "comment": " ", "solution": ""}]