Respuesta :
Answer:
A) 3.367 × 10^(-6)
B) 2.97 × 10^(7) N/C
C) Upwards
Explanation:
We are given;
Mass of bee; m = 100 mg = 100 × 10^(-6) kg
Charge on bee;q=33 pC = 33 × 10^(-12)C
Electric field strength; E = 100 N/C
A) Formula for weight of bee; W = mg = 100 × 10^(-6) × 9.8 = 9.8 × 10^(-4) N
Electric force on Bee; F = qE = 33 × 10^(-12) × 100 = 33 × 10^(-10) N
ratio of the electric force on the bee to the bee's weight; F/W = (33 × 10^(-10))/(9.8 × 10^(-4)) = 3.367 × 10^(-6)
B) For the bee to be suspended in the air, it means the weight of the bee must be equal to the electric force. Thus;
mg = qE
100 × 10^(-6) × 9.8 = 33 × 10^(-12) × E
E = (100 × 10^(-6) × 9.8)/(33 × 10^(-12))
E = 2.97 × 10^(7) N/C
C) From Newton's law, sum of forces = 0.
Thus;
F_n + F + W = 0
Where F is the normal force.
Thus;
F_n = -(F + W)
F_n = - ((33 × 10^(-10)) + (9.8 × 10^(-4)))
F_n = -9.8 × 10^(-4) N
Thus, applied electric field is;
E_a = F_n/q = (-9.8 × 10^(-4))/(33 × 10^(-12)) = -2.97 × 10^(7) N/C
This is negative and so it means the direction will be opposite the Earth's electric filed which is upwards.
