Calculate the electric field at the top-right corner, as shown in the figure, of a square 1.22 m on a side if the other three corners are occupied by 3.25 x 106 C charges Q1, Q2, Q3.

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Problem 18P: (a) Determine the electric field strength at a point 1.00 cm to the left of the middle charge shown...
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Calculate the electric field at the top-right corner, as shown in
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the figure, of a square 1.22 m on a side if the other three
corners are occupied by 3.25 x 10-6 C charges Q1, Q2, Q3.
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Transcribed Image Text:E, Calculate the electric field at the top-right corner, as shown in E2 the figure, of a square 1.22 m on a side if the other three corners are occupied by 3.25 x 10-6 C charges Q1, Q2, Q3. E,
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Electric field due to point charge Q at a distance r from it 

E=KeQr2r^Where Ke = 14πε = 9 ×109

Given,

Q1 = Q2 = Q3 = 5.6 ×10-6 C

and square having side s = 1.22 m

diagonal of the square d = 2d = 1.72 m

 

 

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