JCECE Engineering JCECE Engineering Solved Paper-2013

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    If a water particle of mass \[10\,\,mg\] and having a charge of \[1.5\times {{10}^{-6}}C\] stays suspended in a room, then the magnitude and direction of electric field in the room is

    A) \[15N/C\], vertically upwards

    B) \[15N/C\], vertically downwards

    C) \[65.3N/C\], vertically upwards

    D)  \[65.3N/C\], vertically downwards

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Given, \[m=10.0,\,\,mg=10\times {{10}^{-6}}kg={{10}^{-5}}kg\] \[q=1.5\times {{10}^{-6}}C,\]                      \[E=?\] As the-drop stays suspended in the room, force \[(F)\] due to electric field must be balancing the weight of the drop\[i.e.,\]                 \[F=qE=mg\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[E=\frac{mg}{q}=\frac{{{10}^{-5}}\times 9.8}{1.5\times {{10}^{-6}}}\]                 \[=65.3\,\,N/C\] The direction of electric field must be vertically upwards, so that upward force due to the field balances the weight.


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