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Two rings of radius 4 cm are 12 cm apart and concentric with a common horizontal x axis. The ring on the left carries a uniformly distributed charge of +40nC, and the ring on the right carries a uniformly distributed charge of -40nC. (a) What is theelectric field due to the right ring at a location midway between the two rings? (b) What is the electric field due to the left ring at a location midway between the two rings? (c) What is the net electric field at a location midway between the two rings? (d) If a charge of -2nCwere placed midway between the rings, what would be the force exerted on this charge by the rings?

Short Answer

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a) The electric field due to right ring in midway between the two rings is 57603.48N/Cwith positive x-direction.

b) The electric field due to left ring in midway between the two rings is5.76×104N/Cwith positive x-direction.

c) The net electric field in midway between two rings is1.152×105N/C .

d) The exerted force on the charge moves it to the left in the direction of negative x-axis with a magnitude of2.30x10-4N .

Step by step solution

01

Identification of given data

The given data can be listed below,

  • The radius of left ring is,Rl=4cm1m100cm=0.04m.
  • The radius of right ring is,Rr=12m=012m.
  • The charge on left ring is,ql=+40nC
  • The charge on the right is,qr=-40nC
02

Concept/Significance of electric field

Regions of electric field E is a vector quantity that exists everywhere in the universe. The force exerted on a charged particle if it had beenrepresented by the electric field at a location.

03

(a) Determination of the electric field due to the right ring at a location midway between the two rings

The electric field due toright ring is given by,

E=KqrrRr2+r23/2

Here,ris the radial distance from the center of the ring, q is the magnitude of charge on the right ring, R is the radius of the right ring, K is the coulomb constant.

Substitute all the values in the above,

Er=9×109N.m2/C240×10-90.060.042+0.0623/2=57603.48N/C

Thus, the electric field due to right ring in midway between the two rings is 57603.48N/Cwith positive x-direction.

04

(b) Determination of the electric field due to the left ring at a location midway between the two rings

The electric field due to left ring is given by,

E=KqlrRl2+r23/2

Here,ris the radial distance from the center of the ring, q is the charge on the left ring, R is the radius of the left ring, K is the coulomb constant.

Substitute all the values in the above,

El=9×109N.m2/C240×10-90.060.042+0.0623/2=57603.48N/C=5.76×104N/C

Thus, the electric field due to left ring in midway between the two rings is 5.76×104N/Cwith positive x-direction.

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(c) Determination of the net electric field at a location midway between the two rings.

The net electric field in midway between two rings is given by,

Enet=El+Er

Substitute all the values in the above expression.

Enet=5.76×104N/C+5.76×104N/C=1.152×105N/C

Thus, the net electric field in midway between two rings is 1.152×105N/C.

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(d) Determination of the force exerted on -2nCcharge placed midway between the rings.

The force exerted on a charge midway the rings is given by,

F=qE

Here, the q is the charge and E is the net electric field midway between rings.

Substitute all the values in the above,

F=(-2x10-9C)(1.152x105N)=-2.30×10-4N

Thus, the exerted force on the charge moves it to the left in the direction of -ve x-axis with a magnitude of 2.30×10-4N.

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