Please list steps and show all work: An insulating sphere of mass 10 g carries a
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Please list steps and show all work:
An insulating sphere of mass 10 g carries a negative charge of-5 C uniformly distributed throughout its volume. The sphere experiences an instantaneous acceleration of 5000 m/s^2 directed along the +z axis when it is placed at some point in space. Assuming that only electrostatic interactions are responsible for this acceleration, what is the electric field at that point? A. 10 N/C directed along the positive z-axis. B. 250 N/C directed along the positive z-axis. C. 250 N/C directed along the negative z-axis. D. 50 N/C directed along the positive z-axis. E. 10 N/C directed along the negative z-axis.Explanation / Answer
As, Force = ma = qE
=> 0.01 * 5000 = 5 * E
=> E = 10 N/C
Thus, Electric field = 10 N/C
Direction of Electric field = Along the negative z - axis .
Thus, option E) is correct .