All compounds are molecules but not all molecules are compounds. A molecule is two atoms joined together. A compound is two different atoms joined together.
Answer:
-0.045 N, they will attract each other
Explanation:
The strength of the electrostatic force exerted on a charge is given by
where
q is the magnitude of the charge
E is the electric field magnitude
In this problem,
(negative because inward)
So the strength of the electrostatic force is
Moreover, the charge will be attracted towards the source of the electric field. In fact, the text says that the electric field points inward: this means that the source charge is negative, so the other charge (which is positive) is attracted towards it.
Mass of the object m = 2.9 kg
Force F1 = 28.449 N
F1 = m1 x a => a = F / m => 28.449 / 2.9 => a = 9.81, which is gravitational acceleration.
In the same lab, a = g = 9.81, second object F2 = 48.7N = m2 x a
m2 = F2 / a => 48.7 / 9.81 => m2 = 4.96 kg
Mass of the second object m2 = 4.96 kg