Physlet Physics by Christian and Belloni: Problem 23.3

23.1: What is a Vector Field?
23.2: Electric Fields from Point Charges
23.3: Field-Line Representation of Vector Fields
23.4: Practical Uses of Charges and Electric Fields

Problem 23.3: Identify the hidden charge distribution

E-Field I | E-Field II | E-Field III | E-Field IV | E-Field V

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Five animations show the electric field produced by a configuration of hidden charges. The arrows represent the direction of the electric field, and the color represents the intensity of the field. Restart. Which electric field would be produced by the charge configuration shown below? Red represents a charge of +Q and blue represents a charge of -Q.

a. b. c. d. e.

Problem authored by Melissa Dancy.

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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