Eight 25-nC point charges in free space are located symmetrically on a circle of radius 0.2 m centered at the origin in the z = 0 plane. (a) At what point on the z axis is |E| a maximum? (b) What is |E| max?

Eight 25-nC point charges in free space are located symmetrically on a circle of radius 0.2 m centered at the origin in the z = 0 plane. (a) At what point on the z axis is |E| a maximum? (b) What is |E| max?

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Eight 25-nC point charges in free space are located symmetrically on a circle of radius
0.2 m centered at the origin in the z = 0 plane. (a) At what point on the z axis is |E| a
maximum? (b) What is |E| max?

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