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    Electric Field in a Conductor: Is the Image Misleading?

    okay, I drew the E-field vectors in blue arrows going from the positive charges to the negative charges along the surface of the wheel. Are you saying this doesn't exist?
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    Electric Field in a Conductor: Is the Image Misleading?

    The image below is from giancoli. There is clearly an electric field inside the conductor, going from the + charge on the outside surface of the wheel to the - charge on the inside surface of the wheel. There is an electric field inside this conductor because if I drop a + test charge in the...
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    Mouse trap powered car- with fast acceleration

    sry to bring this back again, but would weight shift matter? for ex., if I added weight to the front and relieved weight from the back, would it make the car faster?
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    Mouse trap powered car- with fast acceleration

    Hi, I'm making a mousetrap powered vehicle, but it's to travel 5 feet and stop. Most designs online are made to travel the longest, so can I get advice on making it travel a short distance in the shortest amount of time?
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