Question #177825

one charge of +5.0μC is placed in air at exactly x=0, and a second charge +7.0C at x=100cm. Where can a third be placed so as to experience zero net force due to the other two


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Expert's answer
2021-04-06T13:53:59-0400

The electric forces on the third charge q3q_3 due to charges q1q_1 and q2q_2 must be balanced:


F13=F23,F_{13}=F_{23},kq1q3d2=kq2q3(rd)2,\dfrac{kq_1q_3}{d^2}=\dfrac{kq_2q_3}{(r-d)^2},q1d2=q2(rd)2,\dfrac{q_1}{d^2}=\dfrac{q_2}{(r-d)^2},q1(rd)2=q2d2,q_1(r-d)^2=q_2d^2,q1q2=d2(rd)2,\dfrac{q_1}{q_2}=\dfrac{d^2}{(r-d)^2},q1q2=d(rd),\sqrt{\dfrac{q_1}{q_2}}=\dfrac{d}{(r-d)},d=rq1q2(1+q1q2),d=\dfrac{r\sqrt{\dfrac{q_1}{q_2}}}{(1+\sqrt{\dfrac{q_1}{q_2}})},d=1.0 m5.0106 C7.0106 C(1+5.0106 C7.0106 C)=0.46 m.d=\dfrac{1.0\ m\cdot\sqrt{\dfrac{5.0\cdot10^{-6}\ C}{7.0\cdot10^{-6}\ C}}}{(1+\sqrt{\dfrac{5.0\cdot10^{-6}\ C}{7.0\cdot10^{-6}\ C}})}=0.46\ m.

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