A pollen grain of mass carries a charge of

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Problem

A pollen grain of mass

4.2\times10^{-7}\,\text{kg}

carries a charge of

+8.0\times10^{-10}\,\text{C}

. What magnitude and direction of uniform electric field will keep the grain motionless in Earth’s gravitational field? Use

g = 9.8\,\text{m}\,\text{s}^{-2}