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Physics 2: Electric Forces and Fields

In the figure below, L = 1.0 mm, q1_1 = +3 nC, q2_2 = -2 nC, and q3_3 is +4 nC. Find the magnitude and direction of the net electrostatic force on q3_3

What is the direction of the electric field at the center of the square?

Two charged plates are set up as pictured below. A charged ball of mass m and charge q is to be thrown between the plates with initial velocity V0_0. The ball is a vertical distance, d, from either of the plates. Find how far down range the ball travels.

A charged ball of mass m and charge Q is hung from a mass less pendulum. A uniform electric field along the horizontal causes the pendulum to swing up an angle θ\theta. Find the magnitude of the electric field.

An electron is released from rest at the surface of a very large plate of charge density -50 nCm2\frac{nC}{m^2} . How long will it take for the charge to move 10 cm?

Below is a figure depicting a uniform electric field, E = 400 N/C at an angle θ\theta = 40^\circ above the horizontal. The red line represents a rectangle, going into the page, with area, A = 0.20 m2^2. Find the electric flux through the rectangle.

A uniformly charged sphere has a radius of 40 cm and a total charge of 80 nC spread throughout its volume. If the following sections were removed from the sphere, how much charge would they contain?

A. A Spherical section with a radius of 10 cm

B. A cubical section with sides of 5.0 cm

C. A cylindrical section with radius 8.0 cm and length 15 cm