Mr. Patel is photocopying lab sheets for his first period class. A particle of toner carrying a charge of 4.0 * 10^9 C in the copying machine experiences an electric field of 1.2 * 10^6 N/C as it’s pulled toward the paper. What is the electric force acting on the toner particle?

4.8 * 10^15 Newton

Step-by-step explanation:

Electric field is electric force  created by a unit charge. Mathematically it is defined as

Electric field = electric force /charge in coulomb  (1)

given

Electric field =  1.2 * 10^6 N/C

charge = 4.0 * 10^9 C

substituting above value in equation 1 we have

1.2 * 10^6 N/C =  electric force/4.0 * 10^9 C

=> 1.2 * 10^6 N/C * 4.0 * 10^9 C = electric force

=> electric force = 4.8 * 10^15

Thus, electric force acting on the toner particle is 4.8 * 10^15 Newton

Step-by-step explanation:

We can use the rule [ (x^y)^z = x^yz ] to solve.

(5^x)^5

5^x5

5^5x

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