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Chapter 23, Problem 40AP
Show that the maximum magnitude Emax of the electric field along the axis of a uniformly charged ring occurs at
Figure 23.3 (Example 23.2) A uniformly charged ring of radius c. (a) The field at P on the x axis due to an element of charge dq. (b) The perpendicular component of the field at P due to segment 1 is canceled by the perpendicular component due to segment 2.
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