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Chapter 24, Problem 50PQ
Three charged spheres are suspended by nonconducting light rods of length L = 0.625 m from the point O. The rods are fixed in position so that the middle rod is vertical and the rods on the left and right make an angle of 30.0° with the vertical (Fig. P24.50).
- a. What is the total electric field due to the charged spheres at point O?
- b. What is the electric force on a particle with charge q = +5.00 μC placed at point O?
FIGURE P24.50
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