A charged oil drop is suspended in a uniform field of 3 x 104 v/m so that it neither falls nor rises. The charge on the drop will (Take the mass of the charge = 9.9 x 10-15 kg and g = 10 m/s2 )
A
3.3×10−18N/C
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B
2.25×1010N/C
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C
5×1010N/C
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D
None
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Solution
The correct option is A3.3×10−18N/C Atequilibrium,electricforceofdropbalancesweightofdrop.qE=mgq=mgENow,q=9.9×10−153×104=3.3×10−18C