Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Electric current

Electric current — practice question

A very small oil droplet of mass $6.9 \times 10^{-13}\,\text{kg}$ is stationary in an electric field of electric field strength $2.1 \times 10^{7}\,\text{N C}^{-1}$, as illustrated. The droplet’s weight is exactly counterbalanced by the electric force acting on it. Determine the charge on the droplet.

  • A$3.3 \times 10^{-20}\,\text{C}$
  • B$-3.3 \times 10^{-20}\,\text{C}$
  • C$3.2 \times 10^{-19}\,\text{C}$
  • D$-3.2 \times 10^{-19}\,\text{C}$

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