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Two rods A and B of lengths L and
L/2,
respectively, are arranged as shown in the diagram below where
d = L/2.
Here,
L = 2.40 m
and the charge on rod A is 30.5 µC. If the net electric field at the midpoint between the two rods is zero, what is the charge (magnitude and sign) on rod B? The field at a distance y on the perpendicular bisector of a rod of length L is given by
Erod =
.
2kq | ||
y
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