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(a) What is the direction of the total Coulomb force on q
Chapter 18, Problem 27(choose chapter or problem)
(a) What is the direction of the total Coulomb force on \(q\) in Figure \(18.46\) if \(q\) is negative, \(q_{\mathrm{a}}=q_{\mathrm{c}}\) and both are negative, and \(q_{\mathrm{b}}=q_{\mathrm{c}}\) and both are positive?
(b) What is the direction of the electric field at the center of the square in this situation?
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QUESTION:
(a) What is the direction of the total Coulomb force on \(q\) in Figure \(18.46\) if \(q\) is negative, \(q_{\mathrm{a}}=q_{\mathrm{c}}\) and both are negative, and \(q_{\mathrm{b}}=q_{\mathrm{c}}\) and both are positive?
(b) What is the direction of the electric field at the center of the square in this situation?
ANSWER:
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Given data:
q is negative, \({q_a} = {q_c}\;\) and both are negative, and \({q_b} = {q_d}\;\) and both are positive. The diagram is given as,
