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The figure below shows three regions in space separated by two infinite sheets of charge with surface charge densities σ and -σ. Find the magnitude and direction of the electric field in each region in terms of σ and εo. Given σ = 5 x10-6 C/m2, find the acceleration vector components of an electron placed in Region 2.
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