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Chapter 17, Problem 127P
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The tension in the string when the ball hangs straight down at rest.
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Ch. 17.1 - 17.1 Two Point Charges with Like Signs
Two point...Ch. 17.1 - Prob. 17.1CPCh. 17.1 - Prob. 17.2PPCh. 17.2 - Prob. 17.2CPCh. 17.2 - Prob. 17.3PPCh. 17.2 - Prob. 17.4PPCh. 17.2 - Prob. 17.5PPCh. 17.2 - Prob. 17.6PPCh. 17.3 - Conceptual Practice Problem 17.7 Equipotential...Ch. 17.3 - Prob. 17.3CP
Ch. 17.4 - Prob. 17.8PPCh. 17.5 - Prob. 17.5CPCh. 17.5 - Prob. 17.9PPCh. 17.6 - Prob. 17.6CPCh. 17.6 - Prob. 17.10PPCh. 17.6 - Prob. 17.11PPCh. 17.7 - Practice Problem 17.12 Charge and Stored Energy...Ch. 17 - Prob. 1CQCh. 17 - 2. Dry air breaks down for a voltage of about 3000...Ch. 17 - 3. A bird is perched on a high-voltage power line...Ch. 17 - 4. A positive charge is initially at rest in an...Ch. 17 - 5. Points A and B are at the same potential. What...Ch. 17 - Prob. 6CQCh. 17 - 7. Why are all parts of a conductor at the same...Ch. 17 - Prob. 8CQCh. 17 - Prob. 9CQCh. 17 - Prob. 11CQCh. 17 - Prob. 12CQCh. 17 - Prob. 13CQCh. 17 - Prob. 14CQCh. 17 - Prob. 15CQCh. 17 - Prob. 16CQCh. 17 - Prob. 17CQCh. 17 - Prob. 18CQCh. 17 - Prob. 19CQCh. 17 - Prob. 20CQCh. 17 - Prob. 21CQCh. 17 - Prob. 10CQCh. 17 - Prob. 1MCQCh. 17 - Prob. 2MCQCh. 17 - Prob. 3MCQCh. 17 - Prob. 4MCQCh. 17 - Prob. 5MCQCh. 17 - Prob. 6MCQCh. 17 - Prob. 7MCQCh. 17 - Prob. 8MCQCh. 17 - Prob. 9MCQCh. 17 - Prob. 10MCQCh. 17 - Prob. 11MCQCh. 17 - Prob. 12MCQCh. 17 - 1. In each of five situations, two point charges...Ch. 17 - 2. Two point charges, +5.0 μC and −2.0 μC, are...Ch. 17 - 3. A hydrogen atom has a single proton at its...Ch. 17 - 4. How much work is done by an applied force that...Ch. 17 - 5. The nucleus of a helium atom contains two...Ch. 17 - 6. Three point charges are located at the corners...Ch. 17 - Problems 7-10. Two point charges ( + 10.0 nC and −...Ch. 17 - Problems 7-10. Two point charges ( + 10.0 nC and −...Ch. 17 - Problems 7-10. Two point charges ( + 10.0 nC and −...Ch. 17 - Problems 7–10. Two point charges ( +10.0 nC and...Ch. 17 - 11. Find the electric potential energy for the...Ch. 17 - 12. In the diagram, how much work is done by the...Ch. 17 - 13. In the diagram, how much work is done by the...Ch. 17 - Prob. 14PCh. 17 - Prob. 15PCh. 17 - 16. A point charge q = + 3.0 nC moves through a...Ch. 17 - 17. An electron is moved from point A, where the...Ch. 17 - 18. Find the electric field and the potential at...Ch. 17 - Prob. 19PCh. 17 - 20. A charge of + 2.0 mC is located at x = 0, y =...Ch. 17 - 21. The electric potential at a distance of 20.0...Ch. 17 - 22. A spherical conductor with a radius of 75.0 cm...Ch. 17 - 23. A hollow metal sphere carries a charge of 6.0...Ch. 17 - 24. An array of four charges is arranged along the...Ch. 17 - 25. At a point P, a distance R0 from a positive...Ch. 17 - 26. Charges of + 2.0 nC and − 1.0 nC are located...Ch. 17 - Prob. 27PCh. 17 - 28. (a) Find the potential at points a and b in...Ch. 17 - 29. (a) In the diagram, what are the potentials at...Ch. 17 - 30. (a) In the diagram, what are the potentials at...Ch. 17 - Prob. 31PCh. 17 - 32. By rewriting each unit in terms of kilograms,...Ch. 17 - 33. Rank points A–E in order of the potential,...Ch. 17 - Prob. 34PCh. 17 - Prob. 35PCh. 17 - Prob. 36PCh. 17 - Prob. 37PCh. 17 - Prob. 38PCh. 17 - Prob. 39PCh. 17 - Prob. 40PCh. 17 - Prob. 41PCh. 17 - Prob. 43PCh. 17 - 43. A positive point charge is located at the...Ch. 17 - Prob. 44PCh. 17 - Prob. 45PCh. 17 - 46. Point P is at a potential of 500.0 kV, and...Ch. 17 - 47. An electron is accelerated from rest through a...Ch. 17 - 48. As an electron moves through a region of...Ch. 17 - Prob. 49PCh. 17 - 50. An electron beam is deflected upward through...Ch. 17 - 51. In the electron gun of Example 17.8, if the...Ch. 17 - 52. In the electron gun of Example 17.8, if the...Ch. 17 - 53. An electron (charge −e) is projected...Ch. 17 - 54. An alpha particle (charge +2e) moves through a...Ch. 17 - 55. In 1911, Ernest Rutherford discovered the...Ch. 17 - 56. The figure shows a graph of electric potential...Ch. 17 - 57. Repeat Problem 56 for an electron rather than...Ch. 17 - 58. A 2.0 μE capacitor is connected to a 9.0 V...Ch. 17 - 59. The plates of a 15.0 μE capacitor have net...Ch. 17 - 60. If a capacitor has a capacitance of 10.2 μE...Ch. 17 - 61. A parallel plate capacitor has a capacitance...Ch. 17 - 62. A parallel plate capacitor has plates of area...Ch. 17 - 63. A parallel plate capacitor has plates of area...Ch. 17 - Prob. 64PCh. 17 - Prob. 65PCh. 17 - Prob. 66PCh. 17 - Prob. 67PCh. 17 - Prob. 68PCh. 17 - Prob. 69PCh. 17 - Prob. 70PCh. 17 - Prob. 71PCh. 17 - Prob. 72PCh. 17 - Prob. 73PCh. 17 - Prob. 74PCh. 17 - Prob. 75PCh. 17 - Prob. 76PCh. 17 - Prob. 77PCh. 17 - 78. What is the maximum electric energy density...Ch. 17 - Prob. 79PCh. 17 - Prob. 80PCh. 17 - Prob. 81PCh. 17 - Prob. 82PCh. 17 - Prob. 83PCh. 17 - 84. A parallel plate capacitor is composed of two...Ch. 17 - Prob. 85PCh. 17 - 86. A parallel plate capacitor has a charge of...Ch. 17 - Prob. 87PCh. 17 - Prob. 88PCh. 17 - Prob. 89PCh. 17 - Prob. 90PCh. 17 - Prob. 91PCh. 17 - Prob. 92PCh. 17 - Prob. 93PCh. 17 - Prob. 94PCh. 17 - Prob. 95PCh. 17 - Prob. 96PCh. 17 - Prob. 97PCh. 17 - Prob. 98PCh. 17 - Prob. 99PCh. 17 - Prob. 100PCh. 17 - Prob. 101PCh. 17 - Prob. 102PCh. 17 - Prob. 103PCh. 17 - Prob. 104PCh. 17 - Prob. 105PCh. 17 - 106. ✦ The potential difference across a cell...Ch. 17 - Prob. 107PCh. 17 - Prob. 108PCh. 17 - Prob. 109PCh. 17 - Prob. 110PCh. 17 - Prob. 111PCh. 17 - Prob. 112PCh. 17 - Prob. 113PCh. 17 - Prob. 114PCh. 17 - Prob. 115PCh. 17 - Prob. 116PCh. 17 - Prob. 117PCh. 17 - Prob. 118PCh. 17 - Prob. 119PCh. 17 - Prob. 120PCh. 17 - Prob. 121PCh. 17 - Prob. 122PCh. 17 - Prob. 123PCh. 17 - Prob. 124PCh. 17 - An air ionizer fillers particles of dust, pollen,...Ch. 17 - Prob. 126PCh. 17 - Prob. 127PCh. 17 - Prob. 128PCh. 17 - Prob. 129P
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