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Two-point charges are placed on the x-axis as follows: Chargeq1= +4.00 nC is located at x = 0.200 m, and chargeq2= +5.00 nC is at x = -0.300 m. What are the magnitude and direction of the total force exerted by these two charges on a negative point chargeq3= -6.00 nC that is placed at the origin?

Short Answer

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The magnitude of the net force is Fnet=2.4μNand the direction of the net force is positive x-direction.

Step by step solution

01

Coulomb’s Law

Using Coulomb’s law;

F=K|q1q2r2|, here the law states that the force of attraction or repulsion between the two charges is directly proportional to the product of charges and inversely proportional to the distance between them.

The forces exerted by charges on each other and if two forces are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction, even when the charges are not equal. The forces obey Newton’s third law.

When two charges exert forces on a third charge simultaneously, the total force acting on that charge is a vector sum of force that two charges are exerting.

02

Calculation

Here, F1force exerted by the first charge on the third charge

r=x3x1=00.2=0.2m

Here q1is a positive and q3is a negative

Therefore force F1is towards the positive axis


F1=Kq1q2r2=8.9875×109×4×1096×109(0.2)2=5.393×106N

Now, F2force exerted by the second charge on the third charge

r=x3x2=0(0.3)=0.3m

Here q2is the positive and q3is negative.

Therefore force F2is towards the negative axis.

03

Magnitude and direction of the net force

F1towards positive x-axis

F2towards the negative x-axis.

F1+F2=5.393×1062.995×106=2.398×1062.4μC

Hence, The magnitude of the net force is Fnet=2.4μNand the direction of the net force is positive x-direction.

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