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Problem21 77

The electric field from two point charges, one with charge +q located at x=a and the other with charge -2q located at the origin, is calculated. For part a), the total electric field is found to be (a2x2 + 1 - 3q/(4πε0x2)). For part b), an approximation is made for x>>a, giving the electric field as 1/(4πε0x4).

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Problem21 77

The electric field from two point charges, one with charge +q located at x=a and the other with charge -2q located at the origin, is calculated. For part a), the total electric field is found to be (a2x2 + 1 - 3q/(4πε0x2)). For part b), an approximation is made for x>>a, giving the electric field as 1/(4πε0x4).

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21.77: a) The field is all in the x -direction (the rest cancels).

From the  q charges:


1 q 1 q x 1 qx
E  Ex   .
4πε0 a  x
2 2
4πε0 a  x 2
2
a x
2 2 4πε0 ( a  x 2 )3
2 2

(Each  q contributes this). From the  2q :


1 2q 1  2qx 2q  1 2q
Ex    Etotal   2  2   (( a 2 x 2  1)  3 2
 1).
4πε0 x 2
4πε0  (a  x )
2 3 2
x  4πε0 x 2
1 2q  3a 2  1 3qa 2
b)  Etotal   1       1  , for x  a..
4πε0 x 2  2 x2  4πε
 0 x4
1 1
Note that a point charge drops off like 2 and a dipole like 3 .
x x

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