Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
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Author: Richard Wolfson
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Chapter 23.4, Problem 23.5GI
You’re at a point P a distance a from a point charge +q. You then place a point charge −q a distance a on the opposite side of P as shown. What happens to (1) the electric field strength and (2) the electric energy density at P? (3) Does the total electric energy
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