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A tiny spherical oil drop carrying a net chargeqis balanced in still air with vertical uniform electric field of strength81π7×105 V m-1.When the field is switched off, the drop is observed to fall with terminal velocity 2×10-3ms-1.Giveng=9.8 ms-2,viscosity of the air =1.8×10-5Ns m-2 and the density of oil=900 kg m-3,the magnitude ofqis

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Solution:

qE =mg...(i)

6πη rv=mg   

43πr3 ρg=mg...(ii)

r=3mg4πρg1/3   ...(iii)

Substituting the value of r in Eq. (ii), we get

6πηv3mg4πρg1/3=mg

or6πηv3 3mg4πρg    =mg3

Again substitutingmg=qE, we get

    qE2=34πρg6πηv3

OrqE=34πρg1/2  6πηv3/2

    q=1E34πρg126πηv3/2

Substituting the values, we get

q=781π×10534π×900×9.8×216π3   

                ×1.8×10-5×2×10-33   =8.0×10-19 C

Stream:JEESubject:PhysicsTopic:EM WavesSubtopic:Electromagnetic waves
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