Answer to Question #82800 in Physics for John Le

Question

A charge of -4.6*10^-6 C is placed at a point in space where the electric field is directed towards the left and has a magnitude of 8.5*10^4 N/C. What are the magnitude and direction of the electrostatic force on this charge?

Answer 1

The electrostatic force

F=qE

=4.6×〖10〗^(-6) C×8.5×〖10〗^4 N/C=39.1×〖10〗^(-2) N toward the right