Question #200007

q1=+10 nC and q2=-5 nC are separated by 0.10 m dinstance. If a third charge q3=2 nC is placed along with the first two charges, where should it be so that the net electric force of q1 and q2 on q3 is zero (0)?


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Expert's answer
2021-05-30T13:31:00-0400

Coulomb law is given by a formula:

F12=kq1q2d2F_{12} = k\frac{q_1q_2}{d^2}

In this problem:

F13=k102(d+0.1)2F_{13} = k\frac{10*2}{(d+0.1)^2}

F23=k52d2F_{23} = k\frac{-5*2}{d^2}

F13+F23=0F_{13}+F_{23}=0

2(d+0.1)21d2=0\frac{2}{(d+0.1)^2}-\frac{1}{d^2}=0

d+0.1=2dd+0.1 = \sqrt{2}d

d=0.121d = \frac{0.1}{\sqrt{2}-1}


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