Two charged particles are located on the x axis. The first is a charge +Q at x = -a. The second is an unknown charge located at x = +3a. The net electric field these charges produce at the origin has a magnitude of 2keQ/a?. What are the two possible values of the unknown charge? negative value x Q positive value

Two charged particles are located on the x axis. The first is a charge +Q at x = -a. The second is an unknown charge located at x = +3a. The net electric field these charges produce at the origin has a magnitude of 2keQ/a?. What are the two possible values of the unknown charge? negative value x Q positive value

Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections

1st Edition

ISBN:9781133939146

Author:Katz, Debora M.

Publisher:Katz, Debora M.

Chapter24: Electric Fields

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 64PQ

See similar textbooks

Similar questions

Two charged particles are located on the x axis. The first is a charge +Q at x = -a. The second is an unknown charge located at x = +3a. The net electric field these charges produce at the origin has a magnitude of 2k₂Q/a². What are the two possible values of the unknown charge? negative value 9 ✔ XQ 9 positive value Your response differs from the correct answer by more than 10%. Double check your calculations. x Q
Two charged particles are located on the x axis. The first is a charge +Q at x = -a. The second is an unknown charge located at x = +3a. The net electric field these charges produce at the origin has a magnitude of 2keQ/a2. Explain how many values are possible for the unknown charge and find the possible values.
Two small charged spheres are placed in vacuum on the x-axis: q1 = +5.0 µC at x= 0 andq2 = −8.0 µC at x= 50 cm. A third charge is placed at x= a cm such that the net force itexperiences due to q1 and q2 is zero. What is the value of a?Draw a sketch of the problem and label appropriately.
A 5 cm radius ball is charged to 190 nC. The charge is uniformly distributed throughout the volume of the ball. a. What is the charge density for this ball? ANS. 3.628733×10-4 C/m^3 b. How much charge is enclosed by a sphere of radius 1 cm concentric with the ball??
Two charges in air are 30 cm apart. The first charge is +50nC and the second charge is –80 nC. What is the magnitude of the electric field on the second charge? Answer in N/C
Four identical charged particles (q = +10.2 µC) are located on the corners of a rectangle as shown in the figure below. The dimensions of the rectangle are L = 55.2 cm and W = 15.1 cm. a. Calculate the magnitude of the total electric force exerted on the charge at the lower left corner by the other three charges. (N)
Two charged particles are located on the x axis. The first is a charge +Q at x = -a. The second is an unknown charge located at x = +3a. The net electric field these charges produce at the origin has a magnitude of 2kQ/a². What are the two possible values of the unknown charge? negative value Q positive value + Q
A charged metal sphere of radius Rs and a charged, flat metal disk of radius Rp are connected by a long conducting wire. The sphere has a charge Qs (assume it is uniformly distributed on its surface). What is Qp, the charge on the disk (assume it is uniformly distributed on its surface)? Give your answer in nC to at least three digits to avoid being counted off due to rounding. Rs = 0.40 m, Rp = 0.33 m, Qs = 29.3 nC Sphere Qs, Rs 2D Disk QD, RD
A +18 nC charged particle is located at the origin. a)What is the magnitude of the electric field at (4.5 cm, 4.5 cm)? (Ea=?) b) Specify the direction of the electric field at (4.5 cm, 4.5 cm) as an angle above the +x-axis. (anwer in degrees) c)What is the magnitude of the electric field at (0.0 cm, 4.2 cm)? (Eb=?)
k = = 9 x 10º. Consider three charges: q1 = - 24 µC on x axis at = 3 cm , 92 = 8 µC on y axis at y = 4 cm, and q3 = 9 µC on negative x axis at x = -3 cm. Find a. The y component of the electric field at the origin. b. What is the electric field magnitude at a large distance r from the origin? y (cm) 4 q2 = 8 µC qı=-24 µC →x(cm) q3=9 µC c. What is the net flux through a spherical surface of radius 3.5 cm with center at the origin?
4.a. Three point charges are arranged on a line. Charge q3 = +5.00 nC and is at the origin.Charge q2 = -3.00 nC and is at x = +4.00 cm. Charge q1 is at x = +2.00 cm. What is q1(magnitude and sign) if the net force on q3 is zero?b. Two point charges are placed on the x-axis as follows: Charge q1 = +4.00 nC is located atx = 0.200 m, and charge q2 = +5.00 nC is at x = -0.300 m . What are the magnitude anddirection of the total force exerted by these two charges on a negative point charge q3 =-6.00 nC that is placed at the origin? please explain me asap please
Two charged particles are located on the x-axis The first is a +Q charge in x=-a. The second is an unknown charge located at x= +3a. The net electric field that these charges produce at source has a value of 2kQ/a^2. Explain how many values are possible for the unknown charge and find the possible values