A ring shaped conductor with a radius 3.00 cm has a uniform charge density of -120.0 nC/m and it lies on a horizontal table top. Find the magnitude and direction of the electric field it produces at a point 4.50 cm directly above its center. (p = 8.85 x 10-12 c²/Nm², k = 9.00 x 109 Nm²/C²)

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A ring shaped conductor with a radius 3.00 cm has a uniform charge density of -120.0 nC/m and it lies on a
horizontal table top. Find the magnitude and direction of the electric field it produces at a point 4.50 cm
directly above its center. (p = 8.85 x 10-12 c²/Nm2, k = 9.00 x 109 Nm²/C²)
3.07 x 105 N/C, vertically downward
3.07 x 105 N/C, vertically upward
5.33 x 105 N/C, vertically downward
1.00 x 105 N/C, vertically upward
5.79 x 104 N/C, vertically downward
5.79 x 104 N/C, vertically upward
5.33 x 105 N/C, vertically upward
1.00 x 105 N/C, vertically downward
Transcribed Image Text:A ring shaped conductor with a radius 3.00 cm has a uniform charge density of -120.0 nC/m and it lies on a horizontal table top. Find the magnitude and direction of the electric field it produces at a point 4.50 cm directly above its center. (p = 8.85 x 10-12 c²/Nm2, k = 9.00 x 109 Nm²/C²) 3.07 x 105 N/C, vertically downward 3.07 x 105 N/C, vertically upward 5.33 x 105 N/C, vertically downward 1.00 x 105 N/C, vertically upward 5.79 x 104 N/C, vertically downward 5.79 x 104 N/C, vertically upward 5.33 x 105 N/C, vertically upward 1.00 x 105 N/C, vertically downward
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