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A positive test charge of magnitude 0.05µC is placed at the point P. If the point P is located 20 cm to the left of an 10µC charge what is the magnitude and direction of the electric field at P.

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Chapter23: Electric Fields

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Problem 23.38P: A uniformly charged disk of radius 35.0 cm carries charge with a density of 7.90 10-3 C/m2....

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A positive test charge of magnitude 0.05µC is placed at the point P. If the point P is located 20 cm to the left of an
10µC charge what is the magnitude and direction of the electric field at P.
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O a. 4495000.00 N/C, to the left
O b. 224.75 N/C, to the left
O c. 4.5e5 N/C, to the right
O d. 2.2e6 N/C, to the left
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