I have something different. If you showed your working, perhaps we could point out where you've gone wrong.PetetheGreek said:Homework Statement
Three identical point charges of 2.0x10-6C are placed on the x-axis. The firs charge is at the origin, the second to the right at x= 50cm, and the third is at 100 cm mark. What are the magnitude and direction of the electrostatic force which acts on the charge at the origin?
Homework Equations
Coulombs Law
The Attempt at a Solution
I'm coming up with 0.36N to the right but I'm not sure if it's right.
hootenanny said:
A point charge problem involves finding the magnitude and direction of the force between two charged particles that are treated as point charges, meaning they are small enough to be considered as having no size or shape.
The force magnitude is calculated using Coulomb's Law, which states that the force between two point charges is directly proportional to the product of the charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.
The direction of the force is determined by the charges of the particles. Like charges repel each other, so the force will be repulsive, while opposite charges attract each other, resulting in an attractive force.
Yes, the force magnitude will decrease as the distance between the charges increases, due to the inverse square relationship in Coulomb's Law.
The direction of the force is typically represented using vector notation, with an arrow pointing in the direction of the force and the length of the arrow representing the magnitude of the force.