5. Three point charges are placed in a line (assume these are alone in space - no large planet nearby to cause a gravitational force): 1.0 nC A -1.0 nC B 4.0 nC C a. 10 cm 10 cm Draw a system schema and free body diagram for each of the charges On your free body diagram color code Newton's 3rd law pairs. b. Find the magnitude of each force in the free body diagram. C. What is the NET electrostatic force (magnitude and direction) on C? d. Since none of these charges are as massive as planets we typically wouldn't calculate the gravitational interaction between them. Assume each object above has the same mass. What mass would they need to be so that the magnitude of the net gravitational force on A is the same as the net electrostatic force on C?

5. Three point charges are placed in a line (assume these are alone in space - no large planet nearby to cause a gravitational force): 1.0 nC A -1.0 nC B 4.0 nC C a. 10 cm 10 cm Draw a system schema and free body diagram for each of the charges On your free body diagram color code Newton's 3rd law pairs. b. Find the magnitude of each force in the free body diagram. C. What is the NET electrostatic force (magnitude and direction) on C? d. Since none of these charges are as massive as planets we typically wouldn't calculate the gravitational interaction between them. Assume each object above has the same mass. What mass would they need to be so that the magnitude of the net gravitational force on A is the same as the net electrostatic force on C?

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Chapter19: Electric Forces And Electric Fields

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