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Author: James S. Walker
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Chapter 20, Problem 33PCE
In Figure 20-31, the charge q = 4.11 × 10-9C. (a) Find the electric potential at x = 0.500 m. (b) Find the value of x between 0 and 1.00 m where the electric potential is zero.
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