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DQuestion 9 4 pts If steps are not taken to ground a gasoline pump, static electricity can be placed on gasoline when filling your car's tank. A tiny drop of gasoline has a mass of 3 x 10-15 kg and an electric charge of 4.8 x 10-19 c There is an upward electric feld strength of 15.00 × 105 other static electricity in the area. due to Calculate the acceleration of the gasoline drop in units of1 numeric answer with no letters in your response. Enter a Hint: Follow the steps in the example shown in section 18.8 of your book. You will first need to calculate the weight of the drop and the electric force on the drop. Then use Newton's 2nd Law to calculate the acceleration of the drop.

Answer 1

$a=\frac {qE}{m}=\frac {4.8\cdot 10^{-19}\cdot 5.00\cdot 10^5}{3\cdot 10^{-15}}\: m/s^2$

$a= 80\: m/s^2$