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Three point charges of 20 nC, -25 nC, and -30 nC are placed at the corners of a square (20 cm on a side) as shown. What is the net electric field intensity at the 4th corner?

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Chapter23: Continuous Charge Distributions And Gauss's Law

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Problem 27P: A large, flat, horizontal sheet of charge has a charge per unit area of 9.00 C/m2. Find the electric...

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6. Three point charges of 20 nC, -25 nC, and -30 nC are placed at the corners of a
square (20 cm on a side) as shown. What is the net electric field intensity at the 4th
corner?
+20 nC
-25 nC
-30 nC
Enet = ?

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