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Electric field
Question

A charged dust particle of radius 5x10-7 m is located in a horizontal electric field having an intensity of 6.28 x 105 Vm-1. The surrounding medium is air with coefficient of viscosity η=1.6×105 Nsm2. If this particle moves with a uniform horizontal speed 0.02 ms-1, find the number of electrons in it.

Moderate
Solution

The horizontal force on dust particle is F = qE
If v is speed of particle in air, then by Stoke's Law,
Viscous force =6πηrv
For uniform speed v, we have
 qE=6πηrv
If n is the number of excess electrons, then q=ne
 neE=6πηrv n=6πηrveE
Substituting given values 
n=6×3.14×1.6×105×5×107×0.021.6×1019×6.28×105
 n = 30

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