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A tiny spherical oil drop carrying a net charge q is balanced in still air with a vertical uniform electric field of strength 81π/7 x 105 V m-1.When the field is switched **, the drop is observed to fall with terminal velocity 2 x 10-3 m -1.Given g = 9.8 m -2,viscosity of the air = 1.8 x 10-5 N m-2 and the density of oil = 900 kg m-3 , the magnitude of q is

(a) 1 . 6 x 10-19 C

(b) 3 . 2 x 10-19 C

(c) 4 . 8 x 10-19 C

(d) 8 . 0 x 10-19 C

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by kratos
 
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Correct Answer is: (d) 8 . 0 x 10-19 C

cf E = 4/3 πr3 ρg = 6πηrv

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