Consider n equal positively charged particles each of magnitude Q/n placed symmetrically around a circle of radius a. Calculate the magnitude of the electric field at a point a distance x from the center of the circle and on the line passing through the center and perpendicular to the plane of the circle.

Consider n equal positively charged particles each of magnitude Q/n placed symmetrically around a circle of radius a. Calculate the magnitude of the electric field at a point a distance x from the center of the circle and on the line passing through the center and perpendicular to the plane of the circle.

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