Electrostatic Force!

Calculate the magnitude of the force, in m N mN , experienced by a 10 μ C 10\mu C charge located at A ( 3 , 0 , 2 ) A(3,0,-2) from a charge 20 μ C 20\mu C located at B ( 5 , 4 , 1 ) B(-5,4,1) . Use standard values for constants.


The answer is 20.197.

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3 solutions

Lu Chee Ket
Dec 22, 2015

d 2 d^2 = ( 3 + 5 ) 2 + ( 0 4 ) 2 + ( 2 1 ) 2 (3 + 5)^2 + (0 - 4)^2 + (-2 - 1)^2 = 89 m 2 m^2

c = 299792458 m s 1 ms^{-1}

F = c 2 × 1 0 7 × 10 μ × 20 μ × 1000 m 89 \Large \frac{c^2 \times 10^{-7} \times 10 \mu \times 20 \mu \times 1000 m}{89} = (20.19674558959140764044943820224+) m N mN

Answer: 20.197 \boxed{20.197}

A K
May 2, 2014

Distance between the charges can be found by the Pythagorean Theorem:

r = ( 3 5 ) 2 + ( 0 4 ) 2 + ( 2 1 ) 2 = 89 r = \sqrt{(3--5)^{2} + (0-4)^{2} + (-2-1)^{2}} = \sqrt{89}

F o r c e = k Q 1 Q 2 r 2 = ( 8.9876 × 1 0 6 ) ( 20 × 1 0 6 ) ( 10 × 1 0 6 ) 89 = 0.0202 N Force = \frac{kQ_{1}Q_{2}}{r^{2}} = \frac{(8.9876{\times 10^{-6}})(20{\times 10^{-6}})(10{\times 10^{-6}})}{89} = 0.0202N

We need to multiply by 1000 to convert from N to mN.

Hence, force = 20.2 m N \boxed{20.2}\ mN

However, I'm reluctant to give the final answer to more than 2.s.f. because the data was only given to 2.s.f.

Vector components from point B to A corresponds to R B A = r A r B = 3 a x 2 a z ( 5 a x + 4 a y + a z ) = 8 a x 4 a y 3 a z R_{BA} = r_A - r_B = 3a_x - 2a_z - (-5a_x + 4a_y + a_z) = 8a_x - 4a_y - 3a_z . F B A = ( 10 μ C ) ( 20 μ C ) ( R B A ) 4 π ϵ 0 ( R B A ) 3 = 17.127 a x 8.563 a y 6.423 a z m N F_{BA}=\frac{(10\mu C)(20\mu C)(R_{BA})}{4\pi\epsilon_0(|R_{BA}|)^3} = 17.127a_x - 8.563a_y - 6.423a_z \ \ mN F B A = ( 17.127 ) 2 + ( 8.563 ) 2 + ( 6.423 ) 2 m N = 20.197 m N |F_{BA}|=\sqrt{(17.127)^2+(-8.563)^2+(-6.423)^2} \ \ mN = \boxed{20.197} \ \ mN

Converting from vectors to scalars right at the beginning would have made it easier :)

A K - 7 years, 1 month ago

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yeah : )

JohnDonnie Celestre - 7 years, 1 month ago

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