A uniformly charged insulating rod of length 16.0 cm is bent into the shape of a semicircle as shown in the figure below. The rod has a total charge of −7.50 µC. (a) Find the magnitude of the electric field (in N/C) at o, the center of the semicircle,| N/C(b) Find the direction of the electric field at 0, the center of the semicircle.to the leftO to the rightO upwarddownwardO into the pageO out of the page(c) What if? What would be the magnitudethe electric field (in N/C) at o if thehalfthe semicircle carrietotal charge-7.50 µC and the bottoinsulatedtop half,a total charge of +7.50 µC?N/C(d) What would be the direction of the electric field at O if the top half of the semicircle carried a total charge of -7.50 µC and the bottom half, insulated from the top half, carried a total charge of +7.50 µC?O to the leftO to the rightO upwardO downwardO into the pageO out of the page

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A uniformly charged insulating rod of length 16.0 cm is bent into the shape of a semicircle as shown in the figure below. The rod has a total charge of −7.50 µC.

(a) Find the magnitude of the electric field (in N/C) at o, the center of the semicircle,
| N/C
(b) Find the direction of the electric field at 0, the center of the semicircle.
to the left
O to the right
O upward
downward
O into the page
O out of the page
(c) What if? What would be the magnitude
the electric field (in N/C) at o if the
half
the semicircle carrie
total charge
-7.50 µC and the botto
insulated
top half,
a total charge of +7.50 µC?
N/C
(d) What would be the direction of the electric field at O if the top half of the semicircle carried a total charge of -7.50 µC and the bottom half, insulated from the top half, carried a total charge of +7.50 µC?
O to the left
O to the right
O upward
O downward
O into the page
O out of the page

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