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In Fig. 22-35, the four particles form a square of edge length a=5.00cmand have charges,q1=+10.0nC,q2=-20.0nC,q3=-20.0nC, and q4=+10.0nC. In unit-vector notation, what net electric field do the particles produce at the square’s center?

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The net electric field that the particles produced at the center of the square is(1.02×105 N/C)j^

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01

The given data

  1. The charges of the four-particle at the corners of the square,q1=+10 nC,q2=-20 nC,q3=+20 nCandq4=-10 nC.
  2. The edge length of the square, a=5 cm1 m100cm=0.05 m
02

Understanding the concept of electric field 

Using the concept of the electric field at a given point, we can get its charge value from the given formula.

Formulae:

The magnitude of the electric field,E=q4πεoR2R^ (1)

where R = The distance of field point from the charge q = charge of the particle

According to the superposition principle, the electric field at a point due to more than one charge,

E→=∑i=1nEi→=∑i=1nq4πε0r2iri^ (2)

03

Calculation of the net charge at the center of the square

Using the equation (i), the value of the x-component of the net electric field at the center of the square due to all the charges are given as follows:

Ex=14πε0-q1a22+q2a22+q3a22-q4a22cos45°=14πε02a2-q1+q2+q3-q412=14πε02a2-10nC+20nC-20nC-10nC=0

Similarly, the y-component of the net electric field using equation (1) is given as:

Ey=14πε0-q1a22+q2a22+q3a22-q4a22sin45°=14πε02a2-q1+q2+q3-q412=14πε02a2-10nC+20nC+20nC-10nC=8.99×109N.m2C220.050m22.0×10-8C=1.02×105N/C

Thus, the net electric field at the center of the square is given using equation (ii) as:

E→=Exj^+Eyj^=0+(1.02×105 N/C)j^=(1.02×105 N/C)j^

Hence, the value of the net electric field is localid="1657342837790" (1.02×105 N/C)j^

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