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A charge (uniform linear density=9.0nC/m) lies on a string that is stretched along an xaxis fromx=0tox=3.0m. Determine the magnitude of the electric field atx=4.0mon the xaxis.

Short Answer

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The magnitude of the electric field atx=4.0m on the x-axis is.61N/C

Step by step solution

01

The given data

  1. Uniform charge density,λ=9nC/m
  2. Stretch along the x-axis is from x=0.0mto.x=3.0m
02

Understanding the concept of the electric field

Using the concept of the electric field, we can get the required magnitude of the electric field by calculating the charge from linear charge density at the given distance.

Formula:

The electric field of a particle at a given distance within the given range of stretch is given by: dE→=dq4πϵo|x−xp|2 (i)

where,xp= The distance of field point

dq= small charge of the particle

03

Calculation of the electric field at x = 4.0 mon the x-axis

A small section of the distribution that has chargedqis,λdxwhere.λ=9.0x10–9C/mIts contribution to the field atxP=4.0mis given by integrating equation (ii) within the given range stretch pointing in the +x direction as follows:

E→=03.0mλdx4πϵo|x−xp|2i^

Using the substitution, u=x–xPwe get the above equation as:

E→=λ4πϵo−4.0m−1.0mduu2i^=λ4πϵo[−1−1.0m−−1−4.0m]i^=81[−1−1.0m−−1−4.0m]i^=(60.75N/C)i^≈(61N/C)i^

Hence, the value of the magnitude of the electric field is.61N/C

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