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Transcribed Image Text:Analyze the illustration below. Assume that the dot in the center of every line is of a similar charge
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a. Identify which central charge has the biggest net force acting on it.
b. Describe the net force on the central charge of the other 2 arrangements.
c. If the central charge is positive, what will be the direction of the net force?
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