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A rod has a uniformly distributed charge of 8uC and length of 2m. A positively point charge is held at 4m. If the force acting on the point charge is 3x10 N, what is its charge? (k-9x10° Nm2/C2)

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A rod has a uniformly distributed charge of 8uC and length of 2m. A positively point charge is held at 4m. If
the force acting on the point charge is 3×10N, what is its charge? (k-9x10 Nm2/C2)
A) 1uC
B) 2uC
C) 3uC
D) 4uC
E) 5uC
Rod
Point charge
2m
4m

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