Two charges are separated by 5m. One has 3nC and theother has -7nC. What is the electric field at the midpointof these charges?O 5.7520 C towards the negative chargeO 5.7520 C towards the positive charge14.3801 towards the negative charge14.3801 C towards the positive charge

distance = d = 5 m q1= 3 nC q2 = 7 nC

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Two charges are separated by 5m. One has 3nC and the other has -7nC. What is the electric field at the midpoint of these charges?

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Two charges are separated by 5m. One has 3nC and the
other has -7nC. What is the electric field at the midpoint
of these charges?
O 5.7520 C towards the negative charge
O 5.7520 C towards the positive charge
14.3801 towards the negative charge
14.3801 C towards the positive charge

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