|25. Four charged particles are at the corners of a square of side a as shown in Figure P23.25. Determine (a) the electric field at the location of charge q and (b) the total electric force exerted on q. a 2q а a 34 4q а Figure P23.25

|25. Four charged particles are at the corners of a square of side a as shown in Figure P23.25. Determine (a) the electric field at the location of charge q and (b) the total electric force exerted on q. a 2q а a 34 4q а Figure P23.25

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|25. Four charged particles are at the corners of a square
of side a as shown in Figure P23.25. Determine (a) the
electric field at the location of charge q and (b) the
total electric force exerted on q.
а
2q
a
а
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Figure P23.25

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