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A small 12.00 g plastic ball is suspended by a string in a uniform, horizontal electric field. If the ball is in equilibrium when the string makes a 30 angle with the vertical, what is the net charge on the ball

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Answer: Here is the complete question:

A small 12.00g plastic ball is suspended by a string in a uniform, horizontal electric field with a magnitude of 103 N/C. If the ball is in equilibrium when the string makes a 30 angle with the vertical, what is the net charge on the ball?

Answer: The charge on the ball is 5.71 × 10^-4 C

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