39. ssm A tiny ball (mass = 0.012 kg) carries a charge of -18 µC. What electric field (magnitude and direction) is needed to cause the ball to float above the ground?

 

 

Solve for E

 

Since we need FEl to point up and we have a negative charge, we need the Field to point down, since the negative charge will then create a force acting up against gravity.

 

 

 

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