A uniformly charged insulating rod of length m is bent to form a semicircle as shown in the Figure. The rod has a total charge of - 6 nC. The electric field (in N/C) at P, the center of the semicircle, is: Y R X

A uniformly charged insulating rod of length m is bent to form a semicircle as shown in the Figure. The rod has a total charge of - 6 nC. The electric field (in N/C) at P, the center of the semicircle, is: Y R X

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Chapter23: Electric Fields

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A uniformly charged
insulating rod of length
m is bent to form a
semicircle as shown in
the Figure. The rod has a
total charge of - 6 nC.
The electric field (in
N/C) at P, the center of
the semicircle, is:
Y
R

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