Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics
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ISBN: 9780131495081
Author: Douglas C. Giancoli
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Chapter 21, Problem 55P
(III) Suppose the charge Q on the ring of Fig. 21–28 was all distributed uniformly on only the upper half of the ring, and no charge was on the lower half. Determine the electric field
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