Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
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Author: Richard Wolfson
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Chapter 21.1, Problem 21.1GI
Which figure represents the electric field of a charge distribution consisting of +2q and −q/2, using the convention that eight lines correspond to a charge of magnitude q?
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