HW #3: Electrostatics & Electricity (To be passed on your quiz no.

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1. Two small beads having positive charges 3q and q are fixed at the opposite ends of a
horizontal, insulating rod, extending from the origin to the point x = d, as shown. A third small
charged bead is free to slide on the rod. At what position is the third bead in equilibrium?

Problem No. 1

2. An alpha particle (charge +2e and mass 6.64 x 1027 kg) is travelling to the right at 1.50 km/s.
What is the magnitude and direction of the uniform electric field needed to cause it to travel to
the left at the same speed after 2.65 s?

3. Two point charges q1 = +2.40 nC and q2 = -6.50 nC are

0.100 m apart as shown. (a) Find the work done by the
electric field on a third charge of -2.50 nC that travels from
point A to point B. (b) What is the total electric potential
energy of the three particles as a system when the -2.50-nC
particle is at point B? Problem No. 3

4. Consider the circuit shown; find (a) Req; (b) the current at
the 20- resistor.

Problem No. 4

5. The following are the data for the given diagram

above: 1 = 20 V, 2 = 30 V, 3 = 30 V, r1 = 1 ,
r2 = 1 , r3 = 2 , R1 = 5 , R2 = 15 , R3 = 10 & R4
= 15 . (a)Determine the magnitude and direction of
the branch currents in the circuit. (b) Determine the
Problem No.potential
5 difference Vac.

Problem No. 5