Problem 18.05. An electroscope is a device with two conducting spheres of mass M = 10.0 kg attached to strings of equal length L 10.0 cm at the same point. Find the magnitude of the charge Q on an electroscope if the strings make an angle = 30° from the normal = (uontigal)

Problem 18.05. An electroscope is a device with two conducting spheres of mass M = 10.0 kg attached to strings of equal length L 10.0 cm at the same point. Find the magnitude of the charge Q on an electroscope if the strings make an angle = 30° from the normal = (uontigal)

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Problem 18.05. An electroscope is a device with two conducting spheres of mass M = 10.0
kg attached to strings of equal length L = 10.0 cm at the same point. Find the magnitude
of the charge Q on an electroscope if the strings make an angle = 30° from the normal
(vertical).

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