Answer to the Question 08/02
ELECTROSTATIC MACHINE
The question was:
Electrostatic machine depicted in the figure consists of an insulated metallic spherical container into which drops charged with a certain potential are dripping from a faucet above. Determine the dependence of the maximal potential of the spherical container on the height from which the drops are falling.
(4/2004) The problem has been solved (16/4/04) by Sebastian Popescu (e-mail seba@uaic.ro) from Complex Systems Group in the Faculty of Physics of "Al. I. Cuza" University, Iasi, Romania. The solution can be found here.
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