Three point charges lie along a straight line as shown in the figure, where q1 =6 μC, q2 =1.5μC, and q3 = 2μC. The separation distances are d1 = 3 cm and d2 = 2cm. Calculate the magnitude and direction of the net electric force on (a) q1, (b) q2, and (c) q3.

Three point charges lie along a straight line as shown in the figure, where q1 =6 μC, q2 =1.5μC, and q3 = 2μC. The separation distances are d1 = 3 cm and d2 = 2cm. Calculate the magnitude and direction of the net electric force on (a) q1, (b) q2, and (c) q3.

Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections

1st Edition

ISBN:9781133939146

Author:Katz, Debora M.

Publisher:Katz, Debora M.

Chapter24: Electric Fields

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 14PQ: A particle with charge q on the negative x axis and a second particle with charge 2q on the positive...

See similar textbooks

Related questions

Q: Four identical charged particles (g = +10.2 µC) are located on the corners of a rectangle as shown…

A: Charge (q) = 10.2μC Length of rectangle (L) = 65.4 cm =0.654 m Width of rectange (W) = 15.1 cm =…

Q: Problem 1: A small metal sphere, carrying a net charge of q₁ = +2.8 x 10-6 C, is held in a…

A: Charge is at rest.Charge is Mass of the second charge is Initial distance between charges is…

Q: The figure below shows a system consisting of three point charges, 9₁ = -0.691 µC, q2 = +0.235 µC,…

A: Three point charge at the vertices of a right triangle of base b=0.312 cm and height h=0.498 cm

Q: Two charges are placed on the x-axis, +4.00 µC at the origin and -10.0 µC at x = 10.0 cm. Define the…

A: Given:- The two charge are placed on the x axis are as q1=+4.0 μC at the origin q2=-10.0μC at the…

Q: (a) Ps = 3Ps0cosp (C/m²) (b) Ps = Pso sin² p (C/m²) (c) Ps = Psoe¬r (C/m²) (d) Ps = Psoe¯ Psoe-"…

Q: x_ d d Two identical point charges +q = 1µC located along the x-axis at x = td. A uniformly charged…

A: We will calculate force on charges due to rod and this will be the required force by Newton's third…

Q: Three charges are located at three corners of a square as shown in the figure. [Answer in 3…

A: The field lines from the two -1 μC charges will converge inwards towards it.The field lines from the…

Q: The drawing shows two situations in which charges are placed on the x and y axes. They are all…

Q: In this problem, you have two charges q1=3.89µC and q2=-4.57µC (µC stands for "micro-Coulomb). You…

A: Given that:- q1=3.89uC q2=-4.57uC

Q: = Three point charges are situated in the xy-plane as follows: q1 +3.5 µC is at the origin, q2 =…

Q: HANDIN HW # 3: Work out everything in the previous illustration problem with Q₁ = 5 μC, Q₂ = -8 μC,…

Q: Two point charges are separated by 25.0 cm (see (Figure 1)). Assume that q₁ = -5.50 nC and q2 =…

Q: A point charge ql = -6.0 µC is at the point x= - 0.50 m, y = 1.20 m and a second point charge q2 = -…

Q: Three point charges are located on the x-axis at the following positions: Q1 = +2.00 µC is at x =…

Q: Three point charges are located at the corners of an equilateral triangle as in the figure below.…

Q: The drawing shows charges placed on the x and y axes. They are all located at the same distance of…

A: Using formula for magnitude of electric field due to a point charge and it's direction we can solve…

Q: The figure shows an electric dipole. What is the magnitude of the dipole's electric field at point…

Q: Problem 1: In the Figure below three charged particles are placed at the corners of an equilateral…

Q: Three point charges are placed on the y axis. -8µC at the origin, -3 µC at y= 7 m, -8 µC at y = -12…

Q: Given the charges of a dipole as +q and -q where q = 36nC. Find the electric dipole moment if the…

A: A dipole is an arrangement of two charges, equal in magnitude but having opposite signs, separated…

Q: Three point charges are located at the corners of an equilateral triangle as in the figure below.…

Q: a) What is the force of q2 on q1 in the x direction, Fx? Give your answer in newtons, and recall k =…

A: Given data: The first charge is: q1=4.6×10-16 C The second charge is: q2=-1.5×10-16 C The third…

Q: Particle A of charge 2.85 10-4 C is at the origin, particle B of charge -5.64 10-4 C is at (4.00 m,…

Q: Two identical spheres have the same positive charge qo. When they are separated at 20 cm, the…

Q: Field and force with three charges At a particular moment, one negative and two positive charges are…

A: Since you have posted a question with multiple sub-parts, we will solve the first three sub-parts…

Q: The drawing shows two situations in which charges are placed on the x and y axes. They are all…

Q: In this problem, you have two charges q1=3.89µC and q2=-4.57µC (µC stands for "micro-Coulomb). You…

A: q1 = 3.89μc , q2 = -457μcwe have to calculate electric field at point P.Electric field due to single…

Q: Point charge 2.0 µCµC is located at xx = 0, yy = 0.30 mm, point charge -2.0 µCµC is located at xx =…

A: Given, q=2.0 μC (0,0.3 mm)q'=-2.0 μC 0,-0.3 mmq''=4.0 μC 0.4 mm,0

Q: Problem 7: Two positively-charged balls with equal amounts of charge and mass m = 4.5 g are…

Q: Review Conceptual Example 11 before attempting to work this problem. Four charges with equal…

A: It is given that, the four charges have the same magnitude of q=9.59×10-12 C, the length of sides of…

Q: Three point charges are located at the corners of an equilateral triangle as in the figure below.…

A: Given: Three charged particles lying in the x-y co-ordinate plane at the vertices of an equilateral…

Q: The drawing shows two situations in which charges are placed on the x and y axes. They are all…

Q: Three charged particles are placed at the corners of an equilateral triangle of side 1.20 m (see…

Q: The drawing shows two situations in which charges are placed on the x and y axes. They are all…

Q: Four identical charged particles (g = +10.2 pC) are located on the corners of a rectangle as shown…

Q: Four charges are placed on the corners of a square of side 2.0 m as shown. The four charges charges…

Q: Two charges, q₁=3.1 mC and q2=1.6q₁ are placed along x axis so that q₁ is at the origin and q2 is at…

A: Page 1

Q: The cockroach Periplaneta americana can detect a static electric field of magnitude 6.00 kN/C using…

A: Given:- The magnitude of the electric field is E=6×103 N/C. The electric force is F = 5.50 μN Find:-…

Concept explainers

Electric Charges and Fields

One of the fundamental properties is the electromagnetic property. Charge cannot be destroyed by any process and this contributes formally to the law of charge conservation.

Question

Three point charges lie along a straight line as shown
in the figure, where q1 =6 μC, q2 =1.5μC, and q3 = 2μC.
The separation distances are d1 = 3 cm and d2 = 2cm.
Calculate the magnitude and direction of the net
electric force on (a) q1, (b) q2, and (c) q3.

Expert Solution

This question has been solved!

Explore an expertly crafted, step-by-step solution for a thorough understanding of key concepts.

This is a popular solution!

SEE SOLUTION Check out a sample Q&A here

Step 1

VIEW

Step 2

VIEW

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps with 1 images

SEE SOLUTION Check out a sample Q&A here

Knowledge Booster

Learn more about

Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, physics and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.

Similar questions

Two particles with charges q1 and q2 are separated by a distance d, and each exerts an electric force on the other with magnitude FE. a. In terms of these quantities, what separation distance would cause the magnitude of the electric force to be halved? b. In terms of these quantities, what separation distance would cause the magnitude of the electric force to be doubled?
A circular ring of charge with radius b has total charge q uniformly distributed around it. What is the magnitude of the electric field at the center of the ring? (a) 0 (b) keq/b2 (c) keq2/b2 (d) keq2/b (e) none of those answers
Four charged particles are at rest at the corners of a square (Fig. P26.14). The net charges are q1 = q2 = +2.65 C and q3 = q4 = 5.15 C. The distance between particle 1 and particle 3 is r13 = 1.75 cm. a. What is the electric potential energy of the four-particle system? b. If the particles are released from rest, what will happen to the system? In particular, what will happen to the systems kinetic energy?
Two solid spheres, both of radius 5 cm, carry identical total charges of 2 C. Sphere A is a good conductor. Sphere B is an insulator, and its charge is distributed uniformly throughout its volume. (i) How do the magnitudes of the electric fields they separately create at a radial distance of 6 cm compare? (a) EA EB = 0 (b) EA EB 0 (c) EA = EB 0 (d) 0 EA EB (e) 0 = EA EB (ii) How do the magnitudes of the electric fields they separately create at radius 4 cm compare? Choose from the same possibilities as in part (i).
Eight small conducting spheres with identical charge q = 2.00 C are placed at the corners of a cube of side d = 0.500 m (Fig. P23.75). What is the total force on the sphere at the origin (sphere A) due to the other seven spheres? Figure P23.75
A water molecule is made up of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom, with a total of 10 electrons and 10 protons. The molecule is modeled as a dipole with an effective separation d = 3.9 1012 m between its positive and negative charges. What is the magnitude of the water molecules dipole moment?
A Two positively charged particles, each with charge Q, are held at positions (a, 0) and (a, 0) as shown in Figure P23.73. A third positively charged particle with charge q is placed at (0, h). a. Find an expression for the net electric force on the third particle with charge q. b. Show that the two charges Q behave like a single charge 2Q located at the origin when the distance h is much greater than a. Figure P23.73 Problems 73 and 74.
Particle A of charge 3.00 104 C is at the origin, particle B of charge 6.00 101 C is at (4.00 m, 0), and particle C of charge 1.00 104 C is at (0, 3.00 in). We wish to find the net electric force on C. (a) What is the x component of the electric force exerted by A on C? (b) What is the y component of the force exerted by A on C? (c) Kind the magnitude of the force exerted by B on C. (d) Calculate the x component of the force exerted by B on C. (e) Calculate the y component of the force exerted by B on C. (f) Sum the two x components from parts (a) and (d) to obtain the resultant x component of the electric force acting on C. (g) Similarly, find the y component of the resultant force vector acting on C. (h) Kind the magnitude and direction of the resultant electric force acting on C.
A point charge of 4.00 nC is located at (0, 1.00) m. What is the x component of the electric field due to the point charge at (4.00, 2.00) m? (a) 1.15 N/C (b) 0.864 N/C (c) 1.44 N/C (d) 1.15 N/C (e) 0.864 N/C
Four charged particles are at rest at the corners of a square (Fig. P26.14). The net charges are q1 = q2 = 2.65 C and q3 = q4 = 5.15 C. The distance between particle 1 and particle 3 is r13 = 1.75 cm. a. What is the electric potential energy of the four-particle system? b. If the particles are released from rest, what will happen to the system? In particular, what will happen to the systems kinetic energy as their separations become infinite? FIGURE P26.14 Problems 14, 15, and 16.
Find an expression for the magnitude of the electric field at point A mid-way between the two rings of radius R shown in Figure P24.30. The ring on the left has a uniform charge q1 and the ring on the right has a uniform charge q2. The rings are separated by distance d. Assume the positive x axis points to the right, through the center of the rings. FIGURE P24.30 Problems 30 and 31.
Charges A, B, and C are arranged in the xy plane with qA = 5.60 C, qB = 4.00 C, and qC = 2.30 /C (Fig. P23.43). What are the magnitude and direction of the electrostatic force on charge B? Figure P23.43