A conducting rod carrying a total charge of +6.00 µC is bent into a semicircle of radius R = 45.0 cm, with its center of curvature at the origin (see figure below). The charge density along the rod is given by i = 2o sin(0), where 0 is measured clockwise from the +x axis. What is the magnitude of the electric force on a 1.00-µC charged particle placed at the origin? N

A conducting rod carrying a total charge of +6.00 µC is bent into a semicircle of radius R = 45.0 cm, with its center of curvature at the origin (see figure below). The charge density along the rod is given by i = 2o sin(0), where 0 is measured clockwise from the +x axis. What is the magnitude of the electric force on a 1.00-µC charged particle placed at the origin? N

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Chapter19: Electric Forces And Electric Fields

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