1.Two charges +3 µC and +12 µC are fixed 1 m apart, with the second one to the right. Find the magnitude and direction of the net force on a -2-nC charge when placed at the following locations: (a) halfway between the two (b) half a meter to the left of the +3 µC charge (c)half a meter above the +12 pC charge in a direction perpendicular to the line joining the two fixed charges

1.Two charges +3 µC and +12 µC are fixed 1 m apart, with the second one to the right. Find the magnitude and direction of the net force on a -2-nC charge when placed at the following locations: (a) halfway between the two (b) half a meter to the left of the +3 µC charge (c)half a meter above the +12 pC charge in a direction perpendicular to the line joining the two fixed charges

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Chapter18: Electric Charge And Electric Field

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