What is the electric field between two charged particles?

[ajc9387]

Hum. Confused.

Two charges -4.0mC and -5.0mC are separated by a distance of 20cm. What is the electric field halfway between the charges?



Coulombe's law only tells me the force on a particle next to another one. I don't know the formula for calculating an electric field, let alone what it equals halfway between two charged particles. any help is appreciated.

 

[ajc9387]

Look guys, this isn't homework and I am not asking anyone to do it for me. Its just in the review for a huge test (the final) tomorrow and i can't remember back to when we studied it. If someone could even just give me the equation so i could solve it myself id be most grateful.

 

[devious_]

Electric field = Force / Charge

 

[El Hombre Invisible]

The electric field at distance r, in this case 0.1 m, from charge Q is:

Q / (4pi*E0*r^2)

where E0 is the permitivity of free space. In your case, you will need to find this for both values of Q and add them together.