Chapter 13: Q33P (page 541)
What are the magnitude and direction of the electric field at location if there is a negative point charge of at location? Include units.
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The magnitude of the electric field is and its direction is negative.
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Chapter 13: Q33P (page 541)
What are the magnitude and direction of the electric field at location if there is a negative point charge of at location? Include units.
The magnitude of the electric field is and its direction is negative.
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2 In the region shown in Figure 13.64 there is an electric field due to charged objects not shown in the diagram. A tiny glass ball with a charge ofplaced at location A experiences a force of, as shown in the figure. (a) Which arrow in Figure 13.65 best indicates the direction of the electric field at location A? (b) What is the electric field at location A? (c) What is the magnitude of this electric field? (d) Now the glass ball is moved very far away. A tiny plastic ball with chargeis placed at location A. Which arrow in Figure 13.65 best indicates the direction of the electric force on the negatively charged plastic ball? (e) What is the force on the negative plastic ball? (f) You discover that the source of the electric field at location A is a negatively charged particle. Which of the numbered locations in Figure 13.64 shows the location of this negatively charged particle, relative to location A?


An electron in a region in which there is an electric field experiences a force of magnitude . What is the magnitude of the electric field at the location of the electron?
Two dipoles are oriented as shown in Figure 13.72. Each dipole consists of two charges +qand -q, held apart by a rod of length s, and the center of each dipole is a distance dfrom location A. If, and d=8cm, what is the electric field at location A? (Hint: Draw a diagram and show the direction of each dipole’s contribution to the electric field on the diagram.)
Consider the situation in Figure 13.39. (a) If we double the distance d, by what factor is the force on the point charge due to the dipole reduced? (b) How would the magnitude of the force change if the point charge had a charge of +3Q? (c) If the charge of the point charge were -2Q, how would the force change?

A dipole is located at the origin, and is composed of charged particles with charge +e and -e, separated by a distance 2x10-10 along the axis. (a) Calculate the magnitude of the electric field due to this dipole at location . (b) Calculate the magnitude of the electric field due to this dipole at location .
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