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Two point charges are placed on the x-axis, +5.00 μC at the origin and -10.0 μC at x = 10.0 cm.
(a) Find the electric field (magnitude and direction) on the x-axis at x = 6.00 cm.
(b) In your Blackboard submission only: Draw a diagram and label the electric field vectors, including the net field vector, at point x = 6.00 cm. (Do not submit anything for part (b) on MasteringPhysics.)
(c) Find the potential at x = 6.00 cm.
k = 9.0 × 109 N ∙ m2/C2
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