Three identical metal spheres are hung from a ceiling on rigid non-conducting rods. Sphere 1, sphere 2, and sphere 3 have charges 33 pc, -44 µC, and 48 µC, respectively. Each sphere is separated by 15 cm. (a) What is the net electric force on the middle sphere due to spheres 1 and 3? (Enter the magnitude only.) N (b) What is the direction of the net electric force? O up O down O left O right no direction (zero magnitude)

Three identical metal spheres are hung from a ceiling on rigid non-conducting rods. Sphere 1, sphere 2, and sphere 3 have charges 33 pc, -44 µC, and 48 µC, respectively. Each sphere is separated by 15 cm. (a) What is the net electric force on the middle sphere due to spheres 1 and 3? (Enter the magnitude only.) N (b) What is the direction of the net electric force? O up O down O left O right no direction (zero magnitude)

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Three identical metal spheres are hung from a ceiling on rigid non-conducting rods. Sphere 1, sphere 2, and sphere 3 have charges 33 µC, -44 µC, and 48 µC, respectively. Each sphere is
separated by 15 cm.
(a) What is the net electric force on the middle sphere due to spheres 1 and 3? (Enter the magnitude only.)
(b) What is the direction of the net electric force?
O up
O down
O left
O right
O no direction (zero magnitude)

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