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madah12
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Homework Statement
let say we have a positively charged rod with length L then what is the electrical field at the middle point of the rod
Homework Equations
The Attempt at a Solution
I put the origin at the middle point
so dE=Kdq/r^2, dq = Q/L dx
E= kQ/L integral from -L/2 to L/2 (1/x^2)dx
=-KQ/L[2/L +2/L] =KQ/L (4/L) =-4KQ/L^2
well I expected it to be zero and it wasn't so should it be if so then what did I do wrong?