"Andrew Coppin" <orp### [at] btinternetcom> wrote in message
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> > Coulombs (C)
>
> OK, so tell me people - *is* there a "u" in that or not? ;-) Some seem to
> think there is, others not...

My physics textbook says yes.

> Ah... yes, *charge balls*... I had _better_ remember to give them OPPOSITE
> charges... presumably they'll repell instead of attract otherwise?

That's correct.

> (Hmm...
> that might actually be useful later on...)
>
> > If you charge a plastic rod by rubbing it with fur you can typically get
a
> > charge
> > of 10^-9 C
>
> So I take it a 1C is a fairly large charge then?

Yes, very. Two charges, one 1C and the other -1C seperated by a metre
will attract with a force of  about 9*10^9 N (equivalent to the weight of a
900000000 kg object on earth........)

>(I remember hearing that 1
> Farrid is larger than any capacitor ever built - "built" being the word!)

I've heard of a 1 Farad capacitor, never seen one though.

> Thankyou very much!
>
> So, in summary, I have three "magnets" (at least, fixed points which I
want
> to "attract" a moving particle). Right... so I need r in meters, q and Q
> with opposite sign and at around about 10^-7 C or so, and the formula will
> give me an answer in Newtons which should be halfway sane (assuming I make
> sure that r stays away from zero!) Right, will try...

If you need more help with equations please ask.

Gail
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