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Chapter 17, Problem 80E
Wild plants readily grow “all by themselves,” yet the molecules of the growing plant have less entropy than the materials used to make the plant. How is it possible for there to be this decrease in entropy for a process that occurs all by itself?
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Rank the six combinations of electric charges on the basis of the electric force acting on 91. Define forces pointing to the right as positive and forces pointing to the left as negative.
Rank in increasing order by placing the most negative on the left and the most positive on the right. To rank items as equivalent, overlap them.
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Part A
Find the x-component of the electric field at the origin, point O.
Express your answer in newtons per coulomb to three significant figures, keeping in mind that an x component that points to the right is positive.
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Part B
Now, assume that charge q2 is negative; q2 = -6 nC, as shown in (Figure 2). What is the x-component of the net electric field at the origin, point O?
Express your answer in newtons per coulomb to three significant figures, keeping in mind that an x component that points to the right is positive.
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