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Charging Objects
24. Electric Force & Field; Gauss' Law / Charging Objects / Problem 3

Imagine someone wearing woolen socks walking across a carpet on a dry day. Due to the friction from their movement, their body accumulates a net charge of -45.0 μC. Calculate the number of excess electrons responsible for this charge accumulation and determine the resulting increase in their mass.

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