The electric field in an xy plane produced by a positively charged particle is 7.81(4.91+4.6) N/C at the point (6.1,6.1) cm and 124 î N/C at the point (5.4, 0) cm. What are the (a) x and (b) y coordinates of the particle? (c) What is the charge of the particle? (a) Number (b) Number (c) Number i Units Units Units

The electric field in an xy plane produced by a positively charged particle is 7.81(4.91+4.6) N/C at the point (6.1,6.1) cm and 124 î N/C at the point (5.4, 0) cm. What are the (a) x and (b) y coordinates of the particle? (c) What is the charge of the particle? (a) Number (b) Number (c) Number i Units Units Units

Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections

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Author:Katz, Debora M.

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Chapter25: Gauss’s Law

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