Two curved plastic rods, one of charge +q and the other of charge -q, form a circle of radius R = 8.50 cm in an xy plane. The x axis passes through both of the connecting points, and the charge is distributed uniformly on both rods. If q = 15.0 pC (p = pico = 10-¹2), what are the (a) magnitude and (b) direction of the electric field produced at P, the center of the circle? +9 T P ·x

Two curved plastic rods, one of charge +q and the other of charge -q, form a circle of radius R = 8.50 cm in an xy plane. The x axis passes through both of the connecting points, and the charge is distributed uniformly on both rods. If q = 15.0 pC (p = pico = 10-¹2), what are the (a) magnitude and (b) direction of the electric field produced at P, the center of the circle? +9 T P ·x

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1) Two curved plastic rods, one of charge +q and the other of charge -q,
form a circle of radius R = 8.50 cm in an xy plane. The x axis passes
through both of the connecting points, and the charge is distributed
uniformly on both rods. If q = 15.0 pC (p = pico = 10-¹2), what are the
(a) magnitude and (b) direction of the electric field produced at P, the
center of the circle?
+9
-9
P

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