You place a point charge q = -4.00 nC a distance of 9.00 cm from an infinitely long, thin wire that has linear charge density 3.00×10−9C/m. What is the magnitude of the electric force that the wire exerts on the point charge?

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Answer:

[tex]F=6\times 10^{-7}\ N[/tex]

Explanation:

Given:

  • quantity of point charge, [tex]q=-4\times 10^{-9}\ C[/tex]
  • radial distance from the linear charge, [tex]r=0.09\ m[/tex]
  • linear charge density, [tex]\lambda=3\times 10^{-9}\ C.m^{-1}[/tex]

We know that the electric field by the linear charge  is given as:

[tex]E=\frac{\lambda}{2\pi.\epsilon_0.r}[/tex]

[tex]E=\frac{1}{2}\times 9\times 10^9\times \frac{3\times10^{-9}}{0.09}[/tex]

[tex]E=150\ N.C^{-1}[/tex]

Now the force on the given charge can be given as:

[tex]F=E.q[/tex]

[tex]F=150\times 4\times 10^{-9}[/tex]

[tex]F=6\times 10^{-7}\ N[/tex]