Eight 25 nC point charges in free space are located symmetrically on a circle of radius 0.2 m Centered at the origin in the z=0 plane. (a) At what point on the z-axis is E a maximum? (b) What is Emax?

Eight 25 nC point charges in free space are located symmetrically on a circle of radius 0.2 m Centered at the origin in the z=0 plane. (a) At what point on the z-axis is E a maximum? (b) What is Emax?

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Centered at the origin in the z=0 plane. (a) At what point on the z-axis is E a maximum? (b) What

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