Answer:
The number of electrons transferred from one ball to the other is 2.06 x 10¹² electrons
Explanation:
Given;
magnitude of the attractive force, F = 17 mN = 0.017 N
distance between the two objects, r = 24 cm = 0.24 m
The attractive force is given by Coulomb's law;
[tex]F = \frac{1}{4\pi \epsilon _0} \times \frac{Q^2}{r^2} = \frac{kQ^2}{r^2} \\\\Q^2 = \frac{Fr^2}{k} \\\\Q = \sqrt{ \frac{Fr^2}{k}} \\\\Q = \sqrt{ \frac{(0.017)(0.24)^2}{9\times 10^9}} \\\\Q = 3.298 \times 10^{-7} \ C[/tex]
The charge of 1 electron = 1.602 x 10⁻¹⁹ C
n(1.602 x 10⁻¹⁹ C) = 3.298 x 10⁻⁷
[tex]n = \frac{3.298 \times 10^{-7}}{1.602 \times 10^{-19}} = 2.06 \times 10^{12} \ electrons[/tex]
Therefore, the number of electrons transferred from one ball to the other is 2.06 x 10¹² electrons
