Four electrically charged spheres are located on the corners of a square whose sides measures 3 cm. All spheres are identically charged except that the three are negative while only one is positive (q3). If the charges are 5.3 µC. Find the net force acting on q3.

Four electrically charged spheres are located on the corners of a square whose sides measures 3 cm. All spheres are identically charged except that the three are negative while only one is positive (q3). If the charges are 5.3 µC. Find the net force acting on q3.

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Four electrically charged spheres are located on the corners of a square whose sides measures
3 cm. All spheres are identically charged except that the three are negative while only one is
positive (q3). If the charges are 5.3 µC. Find the net force acting on q3.
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Select one:
Oa. The correct answer is not on the choices!
Ob. 537.1051 N @ 45 degrees
Oc.0.0537 N@ 45 degrees
Od. 537.1051 N @ 225 degrees
Oe. 0.0537 N@ 225 degrees

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