The figure shows an arrangement of four charged particles, with angle 0 = 30.0° and distance d = 1.50 cm. Particle 2 has charge 92 = 8.00 × 10-19 C; particles 3 and 4 have charges = 93 94 = -4.80 × 10-19 C. (a) What is the distance D between the origin and particle 2 if the net electrostatic force on particle 1 due to the other particles is zero? (b) If particles 3 and 4 were moved closer to the x axis but maintained their symmetry about that axis, would the required value of D be greater than, less than, or the same as in part (a)? y 1 Ꮎ 10 d 3 4 D 2

The figure shows an arrangement of four charged particles, with angle 0 = 30.0° and distance d = 1.50 cm. Particle 2 has charge 92 = 8.00 × 10-19 C; particles 3 and 4 have charges = 93 94 = -4.80 × 10-19 C. (a) What is the distance D between the origin and particle 2 if the net electrostatic force on particle 1 due to the other particles is zero? (b) If particles 3 and 4 were moved closer to the x axis but maintained their symmetry about that axis, would the required value of D be greater than, less than, or the same as in part (a)? y 1 Ꮎ 10 d 3 4 D 2

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