The figure below shows an arrangement of four charged particles that are held mo

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The figure below shows an arrangement of four charged particles that are held motionless at the corners of a 'kite' -shaped quadrilateral. Particles 1 and 2 lie on the x-axis at d=-2.00cm and D=+3.00cm, respectively, and both angles ?=30.00 . Particles 1 and 2 are identically charged with q1=q2=8.00x10^-19 C. Particles 3 and 4 lie on the y-axis and are identically charged with charges q3=q4=-1.6x10^-19 C.

(a) Find the angle ? (in the figure) and the distance l between charges q2 and q3.

(b) Find F2_net, the net electrostatic force on charge q2. You must draw an appropriately labeled free body diagram for q2, and you must report your final answer in unit-vector notation.

Explanation / Answer

the x compoent of the field due to the charges on the x axis gets cancelled and so does the y component of the charges on the y axis There should be no hurry as things will reveal themselves with patience. force = Q1*Q2 / (distance)^2. Applying this formula to each pair of charges f1 =[-4.00C-4.30C] /_90d, f2 =[-4.00C-4.30C] /_0d, f3 =[-4.00C>0,164m

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