Calculate the magnitude and determine the direction of the net electric force on the +1.0C charge placed at the center of (a) A line segment of length 1.0 m with a +1.0C charge and a -1.00 charge at its endpoints; (b) An equilateral triangle of side length 1.0 m with alternating +1.0C, -1.0C, and +1.0C charges placed at its vertices; (c) A square of side length 1.0 m with alternating +1.OC, -1.0C, +1.0C, and -1.0C charges placed at its vertices

Calculate the magnitude and determine the direction of the net electric force on the +1.0C charge placed at the center of (a) A line segment of length 1.0 m with a +1.0C charge and a -1.00 charge at its endpoints; (b) An equilateral triangle of side length 1.0 m with alternating +1.0C, -1.0C, and +1.0C charges placed at its vertices; (c) A square of side length 1.0 m with alternating +1.OC, -1.0C, +1.0C, and -1.0C charges placed at its vertices

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Chapter7: Electric Potential

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