Four point charges are located at the corners of a square. Each charge has magnitude 3.70 nC and the square has sides of length 3.00 cm. Find the magnitude of the electric field (in N/C) at the center of the square if all of the charges are positive and three of the charges are positive and one is negative.

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Four point charges are located at the corners of a square. Each charge has magnitude 3.70 nC and the square has sides of length
3.00 cm. Find the magnitude of the electric field (in N/C) at the center of the square if all of the charges are positive and three of the
charges are positive and one is negative.
HINT
(a) all the charges are positive
N/C
(b) three of the charges are positive and one is negative
N/C
Transcribed Image Text:Four point charges are located at the corners of a square. Each charge has magnitude 3.70 nC and the square has sides of length 3.00 cm. Find the magnitude of the electric field (in N/C) at the center of the square if all of the charges are positive and three of the charges are positive and one is negative. HINT (a) all the charges are positive N/C (b) three of the charges are positive and one is negative N/C
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   Magnitude of each charge, q = 3.7 nC = 3.7 ×10-9

   Length of the side, a = 3 cm = 3 ×10-2 m   

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