PASCO ES-9070 COULOMB BALANCE User Manual

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Coulomb Balance

012-03760E

12

mg

mg/q

m

q

0 mg

20 mg

40 mg

50 mg

70 mg

Table 2. Force Calibration

Data and Calculations

Torsion constant = K

tor

B

1 - 4a

3

/R

3

R

q

q

avg

q

corrected

1/R

2

Table 1. Force versus Distance

Data and Calculations

C (Capacitance of Electrometer System) =

V (Electrometer Voltage) =

q (Charge on sphere) = 2CV =

Table 3. The Charge on the Sphere

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