The electric field in a particular region of space is found to be uniform, with a magnitude of 500 N/C and parallel to the +y direction. (a) What is the change in electric potential energy of a charge q=2.1 μC if it is moved from (x, y) = (20 cm, 45 cm) to (5 cm, 30 cm)? ml (b) What is the change in electric potential energy if the charge is moved the same distance along the x axis? mj

The electric field in a particular region of space is found to be uniform, with a magnitude of 500 N/C and parallel to the +y direction. (a) What is the change in electric potential energy of a charge q=2.1 μC if it is moved from (x, y) = (20 cm, 45 cm) to (5 cm, 30 cm)? ml (b) What is the change in electric potential energy if the charge is moved the same distance along the x axis? mj

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

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