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The following 5 charges are all on a straight line. Evaluate the direction of th

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Question

The following 5 charges are all on a straight line. Evaluate the direction of the forces listed. Note that these forces are specifically the force of one charged object on a different charged object, not the force from all of the charged objects on another. If the force is zero, select No Force. +, - and 0 represent positive, negative and neutrally charged objects, respectively.

Label each statement with one of the following:

Right

Left

No Force

1. The force due to Object 1 on Object 4.

2. The force due to Object 1 on Object 5.

3. The force due to Object 2 on Object 1.

4. The force due to Object 2 on Object 5.

Explanation / Answer

!.. the force due to object 1 on object 4 is Left (the charges repel each other)

2.The force due to object 1 on object 5 is right (the charges attract each other)

3 The force due to object 2 on object 1 is left (the charges attract each other)

4 The force due to object 2 on object 5 is right (the charges repel each other)