A line of positive charge is formed into a semicircle of radius R = 60.0 cm as shown in Figure P23.71. The charge per unit length along the semi- circle is described by the expression A = ^, cos 0. The total charge on the semicircle is 12.0 µC. Cal- culate the total force on a charge of 3.00 µC placed at the center of curvature P. R Figure P23.71

A line of positive charge is formed into a semicircle of radius R = 60.0 cm as shown in Figure P23.71. The charge per unit length along the semi- circle is described by the expression A = ^, cos 0. The total charge on the semicircle is 12.0 µC. Cal- culate the total force on a charge of 3.00 µC placed at the center of curvature P. R Figure P23.71

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Chapter23: Continuous Charge Distributions And Gauss's Law

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