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An electron is located at <0.8,0.7,-0.8>m. You need to find the electric field at location <0.5,1,-0.5>m, due to the electron. (a) What is the source location? (b) What is the observation location? (c) What is the vector r→? (d) What is |r→|? (e) What is the vector r^? (f) What is the value of q4πε0|r→|2? (g) Finally, what is the electric field at the observation location, expressed as a vector?

Short Answer

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  1. The source location is the location of the electron i.e.,0.8,0.7,-0,8m
  2. The observation location is the location where the electric field due to electron is to be found i.e.,0.5,1,-0.5m.
  3. The value of distance vectorr→is-0.3,0.3,0.3m.
  4. The value of r→is 3310.
  5. The value ofr^ is 13-1,1,1.
  6. The value ofq4πε0r2 is 5.33×10-9N/C.
  7. The value of the electric field in vector form is 3.07×10-9N/C.

Step by step solution

01

Identification of given data

The given data can be listed below,

  • The location of electron is,0.8,0.7,-0,8m
  • The observation location of electric field is,0.5,1,-0.5m
02

Concept/Significance of

The charge causes the formation of an electric field. It's basically a depiction of the electric force that a unit test charge feels when it's close to the source charge.

03

(a) Determination of the source location

The source location is the location of the electron i.e.,0.8,0.7,-0,8m

04

(b) Determination of the observation location

The observation location is the location where the electric field due to electron is to be found i.e.,0.5,1,-0.5m

05

(c) Determination of the value of vector r→ 

The distance vector is given by,

r→=finallocation-initiallocation

Substitute values in the above,

r→=0.5,1,-0.5m-0.8,0.7,-0,8m=-0.3,0.3,0.3m

Thus, the value of distance vector r→is -0.3,0.3,0.3m.
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(d) Determination of the value of |r→|

The magnitude of distance vector is given by,

r→=x2+y2+z2

Here, x is the x component of the distance vector,y is the y component of the distance vector, andz is the z components of the distance vector

Substitute all the values in the above,

r→=-0.32+0.32+0.32=3310m

Thus, the value of r→is 3310m.

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(e) the vector r^

The unit vector in direction of distance vector is given by,

r^=r→r→

Here, r→is the distance vector and r→is the magnitude of distance vector.

Substitute all the values in the above,

r^=-0.3,0.3,0.3m3310m=13-1,1,1

Thus, the value ofr^ is 13-1,1,1.

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(f) Determination of the value of q4πε0|r→|2

The value of electric field is given by,

E=q4πε0r2

Here,q is the charge on the electron whose value is 1.6×10-19C, 14πε0is the coulomb constant whose value is9×109N·m2/C2 and r is the distance between source and observation location.

Substitute all the values in the above equation.

E=9×109N·m2/C21.6×10-19C3310m2=5.33×10-9N/C

Thus, the value of q4πε0r2is 5.33×10-9N/C.

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(g) the electric field at the observation location, expressed as a vector 

The electric field in vector form is given by,

E→=q4πε0r→2r^

Here,q is the charge on the electron whose value is1.6×10-19C, 14πε0is the coulomb constant whose value is9×109N·m2/C2, r→is the magnitude of distance between source and observation location and r^is the unit vector.

Substitute all the values in the above equation.

E→=9×109N·m2/C21.6×10-19C3310m213-1,1,1=3.07×10-9N/C

Thus, the value of the electric field in vector form is 3.07×10-9N/C.

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