(c) What if? What would be the magnitude of the electric field (in N/C) at O if the top half of the semicircle carried a total charge of -7.50 µC and the bottom half, insulated from the top half, carried a total charge of +7.50 µC? 2.3417e7 x N/C (d) What would be the direction of the electric field at O if the top half of the semicircle carried a total charge of -7.50 µC and the bottom half, insulated from the top half, carried a total charge of +7.50 µC? O to the left O to the right O upward O downward O into the page O out of the page

(c) What if? What would be the magnitude of the electric field (in N/C) at O if the top half of the semicircle carried a total charge of -7.50 µC and the bottom half, insulated from the top half, carried a total charge of +7.50 µC? 2.3417e7 x N/C (d) What would be the direction of the electric field at O if the top half of the semicircle carried a total charge of -7.50 µC and the bottom half, insulated from the top half, carried a total charge of +7.50 µC? O to the left O to the right O upward O downward O into the page O out of the page

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Chapter19: Electric Forces And Electric Fields

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Problem 21P: A uniformly charged insulating rod of length 14.0 cm is bent into the shape of a semicircle as shown...

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