Two charges +6 μC and +17 μC are placed along the x axis, with the first charge at the origin (= 0) and the second charge at x = +1 m. Find the magnitude and direction of the net force on a -2 nC charge when placed at the following locations below. Overall Hint a. halfway between the two charges: magnitude of force is is (in +x direction b. on the axis at r=-0.5 m: magnitude of force is 0 O o in +x direction c. at the coordinate (x, y) (1 m, 0.5 m) (half a meter above the +17 µC charge in a direction perpendicular to the line joining the two fixed charges): Hint for (c) Magnitude of force is degrees below-x axis. mN, and the direction mN, and the direction is mN, and the direction is

Two charges +6 μC and +17 μC are placed along the x axis, with the first charge at the origin (= 0) and the second charge at x = +1 m. Find the magnitude and direction of the net force on a -2 nC charge when placed at the following locations below. Overall Hint a. halfway between the two charges: magnitude of force is is (in +x direction b. on the axis at r=-0.5 m: magnitude of force is 0 O o in +x direction c. at the coordinate (x, y) (1 m, 0.5 m) (half a meter above the +17 µC charge in a direction perpendicular to the line joining the two fixed charges): Hint for (c) Magnitude of force is degrees below-x axis. mN, and the direction mN, and the direction is mN, and the direction is

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Chapter5: Electric Charges And Fields

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