Question #121999
Àn oil drop carrying a charge of -3.2*epx-20 C is held stationary between two horizontal parallel plates 5.00mm apart when a p.d. of 500V is applied between the plates. Calculate the mass of the oil drop.
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Expert's answer
2020-06-15T09:56:36-0400

electric field between the two plates ΔVΔd=5005×103=105V/m\frac{\Delta V}{\Delta d}=\frac{500}{5\times10^{-3}}=10^5V/m


as oil drop is in equilibrium hence

force due to gravity on drop = force due to electric field

m×9.8=3.2×1020×105m=3.27×1016gramsm\times9.8=3.2\times10^{-20}\times10^5\\m=3.27\times10^{-16}grams


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