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Recap - Charges in a Line

Part of the Electricity and Magnetism section of Coddy's Physics journey. Lesson 4 of 51.

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Three charges sit on a straight line, 0.3 m0.3\ \mathrm{m} apart: q₁ = +2 μC2\ \mathrm{\mu C} on the left, q₂ = +1 μC1\ \mathrm{\mu C} in the middle, and on the right a negative charge q₃ of size 4 μC4\ \mathrm{\mu C}. What is the net electric force on q₂ along the line? Call its part along your x axis Fx\relax F_{x}.

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Physics diagram: charge

Solve for FxF_{x}

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