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What is the electric field at a point midway between two point charges?
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[QUOTE="spark693, post: 4510663, member: 475028"] [h2]Homework Statement [/h2] What is the electric field at a point midway between a -8.50μC and a +6.38μC charge 7.79 cm apart? Take the direction towards the positive charge to be positive. Assume no other charges are nearby. [h2]Homework Equations[/h2] E(net) = E(1) + E(2) E = (k*q)/r^2 [h2]The Attempt at a Solution[/h2] E(1) = (8.99 x10^-6 * 6.38x10^-6)/ (0.03895)^2 =3.78x10^7 E(2) = (8.99x10^-6 * -8.5x10^-6)/ (0.03895)^2 = -5.037x10^7 E(net) = 3.78x10^7 - 5.037x10^7 =-1.257x10^7 [N/C] This is not one of the answer choices, and I am not sure what I'm doing wrong. I thought I understood how to do the problem, so it might just be a complete misunderstanding of what the question is asking? I'm not sure... [/QUOTE]
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