A thin circular sheet of glass of diameter 3 meters is rubbed with a cloth on one surface and becomes charged uniformly. A
chloride ion (a chlorine atom that has gained one extra electron) passes near the glass sheet. When the chloride ion is near
the center of the sheet, at a location 0.8 mm from the sheet, it experiences an electric force of 5 × 10−15 N, toward the
glass sheet. It will be useful to you to draw a diagram on paper, showing field vectors, force vectors, and charges, before
answering the following questions about this situation.
Which of the following statements about this situation are correct? Select all that apply.
(A) The electric field that acts on the chloride ion is due to the charge on the glass sheet and to the charge on the
chloride ion.
(B) The electric field of the glass sheet is equal to the electric field of the chloride ion.
(C) The charged disk is the source of the electric field that causes the force on the chloride ion.
(D) The net electric field at the location of the chloride ion is zero.
(E) The force on the chloride ion is equal to the electric field of the glass sheet.
In addition to an exact formula for the electric field of a disk, the text derives two approximate formulas. In the current
situation we want an answer that is correct to 3 significant figures. Which of the following is correct? We should not use an
approximation if we have enough information to do an exact calculation.
(A) R >> z, so it is adequate to use the most approximate formula here.
(B) z is nearly equal to R, so we have to use the exact formula.
(C) z <>
How much charge is on the surface of the glass disk? Give the amount, including sign and correct units.