arges. B? Enter your number here: on of the net electric field at location A? Enter your number here: (d) What is the direction of the electric field at location A solely due to the polarized charges on the block? Enter your number here:

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A neutral metal block is located near two balls which have equal positive charges, as shown in the diagram.
Use the directional rosette to answer parts b, c, and d.
в х
ХА
9 zero magnitude
metal block
(a) Draw the approximate charge distribution on the metal block due to the two positive charges.
(b) What is the direction of the net electric field at location B? Enter your number here:
(c) What is the direction of the net electric field at location A? Enter your number here:
(d) What is the direction of the electric field at location A solely due to the polarized charges on the block?
Enter your number here:
Transcribed Image Text:A neutral metal block is located near two balls which have equal positive charges, as shown in the diagram. Use the directional rosette to answer parts b, c, and d. в х ХА 9 zero magnitude metal block (a) Draw the approximate charge distribution on the metal block due to the two positive charges. (b) What is the direction of the net electric field at location B? Enter your number here: (c) What is the direction of the net electric field at location A? Enter your number here: (d) What is the direction of the electric field at location A solely due to the polarized charges on the block? Enter your number here:
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The given situation is illustrated below:

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The Electric field inside a conductor is always equal to 0. Hence, for a polarised metal, there will be no electric field inside the conductor.

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