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In Fig. 22-36, the four particles are fixed in place and have charges,q1=q2=+5e,q3=+3eandq4=-12e. Distance, d = 5.0 mm. What is the magnitude of the net electric field at point Pdue to the particles?

Short Answer

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The magnitude of the net electric field at point P due to the particle is 0.

Step by step solution

01

The given data

  1. The charges of the four particles,q1=q2=+5e,q3=+3eandq4=-12e
  2. The distance,d=5mm1m1000mm=0.005m
02

Understanding the concept of electric field 

Using the concept of the electric field at a given point, we can get the value of an individual electric field by a charge. Again using the superposition law, we can get the value of the electric field in its direction and this determines the net electric field at that point.

Formulae:

The magnitude of the electric field,E=q4蟺蔚0R2R^ (1)

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

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

E=Eii=1n=i=1nqi4蟺蔚0ri2r^i

03

Calculation of the net electric field

The origin of the coordinate system is placed at point P and the y-axis is oriented in the direction of the charge, q4=-12e(passing through the charge, q3=+3e). The x-axis is perpendicular to the y axis, and thus passes through the identical charges,

q1=q2=+5e

The individual magnitudes of the electric field due to the charges are figured by using the absolute signs of the charges. Now, considering the point charge being positive ( q > 0), we can see that the contributions coming from them cancel each other. Hence, the net electric field in the direction of the y-axis is given using equations (1) and (2) as follows:

Enet=14蟺蔚0q4(2d)2-q3(d)2j^=14蟺蔚012q4d2-3qd2j^=0

Hence, the value of the net electric field is 0. The rough sketch of the field lines is given below:

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