A group of science and engineering students embarks on a quest to make an electrostatic projectile launcher.
Question:
A group of science and engineering students embarks on a quest to make an electrostatic projectile launcher. For their first trial, a horizontal, frictionless surface is positioned next to the 12-cm-diameter sphere of a Van de Graaff generator, and a small, 5.0 g plastic cube is placed on the surface with its center 2.0 cm from the edge of the sphere. The cube is given a positive charge, and then the Van de Graaff generator is turned on, charging the sphere to a potential of 200,000 V in a negligible amount of time. How much charge does the plastic cube need to achieve a final speed of a mere 3.0 m/s? Does this seem like a practical projectile launcher?
Fantastic news! We've Found the answer you've been seeking!
Step by Step Answer:
Related Book For
Physics for Scientists and Engineers A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics
ISBN: 978-0133942651
4th edition
Authors: Randall D. Knight
Question Posted: