A charged particle of mass 1.0 g is suspended through a silk thread of length 40 cm…

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Problem

A charged particle of mass 1.0 g is suspended through a silk thread of length 40 cm in a horizontal electric field of

4.0 \times 10^4\,\text{N C}^{-1}

. If the particle stays at a distance of 24 cm from the wall in equilibrium, find the charge on the particle.