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Problem21 98

A charged particle Q is located a distance a from the x-axis. The electric field Ex and Ey are calculated to be Ex = -2Q/(πε0a2) and Ey = -2Q/(πε0a2) respectively, with electric field strength decreasing with the square of the distance from the charge. If the charges were located at the edges of a square symmetrically, the electric fields would cancel out at the center due to symmetry.

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Problem21 98

A charged particle Q is located a distance a from the x-axis. The electric field Ex and Ey are calculated to be Ex = -2Q/(πε0a2) and Ey = -2Q/(πε0a2) respectively, with electric field strength decreasing with the square of the distance from the charge. If the charges were located at the edges of a square symmetrically, the electric fields would cancel out at the center due to symmetry.

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21.98: a)  E x = E y , and Ex = 2 Elengthof w irea , charge Q = 2 , w here


4πε0 x x 2 + ( a ) 2
2
a 2Q 2Q
x= ⇒ Ex = − , Ey = − .
2 πε 0 a 2 πε 0 a 2
b) If all edges of the square had equal charge, the electric fields would cancel by
symmetry at the center of the square.

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