Two point charges are placed on the x-axis as follows: one positive charge q1= 4.01 nC is located to the right of the origin at .204m. And a second positive charge q2= 4.97 nC is located to the left of the origin at -.302m
What is the total force (magnitude and direction) exerted by these two charges on a negative point charge q3= -5.99 nC that is placed at the origin.
I keep getting 2.25 or 2.26 N but the computer says its not right . What am I doing wrong?
2007-08-30 11:21:09 · 3 answers · asked by frozenlint 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Check the book
2007-08-30 11:26:35 · answer #1 · answered by RJ W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nC means nanoCoulomb or 1x10^-9 coulombs. You seem to be using microCoulombs which is 1x10^-6 coulombs.
2007-08-30 18:57:15 · answer #2 · answered by Demiurge42 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe the answer is .....3.
2007-08-30 18:25:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋