The following 5 charges are arranged on the corners and the center of a square a
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Question
The following 5 charges are arranged on the corners and the center of a square as shown. 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 question with one of the following choices:
left, right, up, down, left and up, left and down, right and up, right and down, or NO FORCE.
1. The force due to Object 3 on Object 1.
2. The force due to Object 2 on Object 4.
3. The force due to Object 1 on Object 4.
4. The force due to Object 5 on Object 4.
5. The force due to Object 4 on Object 1.
6. The force due to Object 5 on Object 2.
4 LeftRight Down 2 3Explanation / Answer
ANSWER
1.
Since 5 and 4 have same sign for charge, they will repel.
So force will be:
Up
2.
The force between positive(4) and no charge(2) is zero force - No force.
3.
Since 4 and 1 have different sign for charge, they will attract.
So force will be:
Right
4.
Since 5 and 4 have same sign for charge, they will repel.
So force will be:
Up Left
5.
The force due to Object 4 on Object 1: left.
6.
Charge 5 attract neutral charge 2 towards charge 5.
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