Problem 23.10: Find the electric field and charge of a uniformly charged rod
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Derive an expression for the electric field as a function of position along the line shown (position is given in meters and force is given in newtons). Restart. If the purple test charge has a charge of 1 μC, what is the total charge on the red rod in the animation?
- Configuration I: Field along the axis of the red rod.
- Configuration II: Field perpendicular to the red rod.
Remember that a test charge is defined as a charge that is so small that it does not influence other charges.
Problem authored by Anne J. Cox.
Physlets were developed at Davidson College and converted from Java to JavaScript using the SwingJS system developed at St. Olaf College.
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