Multiple ChoiceA certain electroscope is charged until it holds 0.10 mC of negative charge. Have electrons been added to the electroscope, or removed from it, and how many?320views2rank
Textbook QuestionA plastic rod that has been charged to −15 nC touches a metal sphere. Afterward, the rod's charge is −10 nC.b. How many charged particles were transferred?466views
Textbook QuestionA plastic rod that has been charged to −15 nC touches a metal sphere. Afterward, the rod's charge is −10 nC. a. What kind of charged particle was transferred between the rod and the sphere, and in which direction? That is, did it move from the rod to the sphere or from the sphere to the rod?351views
Textbook QuestionFigure 22.8 showed how an electroscope becomes negatively charged. The leaves will also repel each other if you touch the electroscope with a positively charged glass rod. Use a series of charge diagrams to explain what happens and why the leaves repel each other.259views
Textbook QuestionA plastic rod that has been charged to −15 nC touches a metal sphere. Afterward, the rod's charge is −10 nC. b. How many charged particles were transferred?233views
Textbook Question(II) When an object such as a plastic comb is charged by rubbing it with a cloth, the net charge is typically a few microcoulombs. If that charge is 2.4 μC, by what percentage does the mass of a 9.0-g comb change during charging?129views
Textbook Question(II) A person scuffing her feet on a wool rug on a dry day accumulates a net charge of ― 34 μC . How many excess electrons does she get, and by how much does her mass increase?109views