1. A test charge of +2x10^-7 C is located 5 cm to the right of a charge of +1x10^-6 C and 10 cm to the left of a charge of -1x10^-6 C. The three charges lie on a straight line. Find the force on the test charge?

2. A charge of -2x10^-9 C in an electric field between two metal plates 4cm apart is acted upon by a force of 10^-4 N. a.) What is the strength of the field? b.) What is the potential difference between the plates?

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1. You have the charges, and the distance between the test charge and each other charge. Tje forces are both to the right.

Find each force, and add.

E=F/q

E=V/d

1. To find the force on the test charge, we can use the principle of superposition and calculate the individual forces between the test charge and each of the other charges. The total force on the test charge is the vector sum of these individual forces.

Let's assume the positive charge is at the origin, the test charge is at a distance of 5 cm to the right, and the negative charge is at a distance of 10 cm to the left.

Using Coulomb's law, the force between the test charge and the positive charge is given by:

F1 = k * (q1 * q2) / r^2
= (9 × 10^9 N*m^2*C^-2) * [(2 × 10^-7 C) * (1 × 10^-6 C)] / (0.05 m)^2

Similarly, the force between the test charge and the negative charge is given by:

F2 = k * (q1 * q2) / r^2
= (9 × 10^9 N*m^2*C^-2) * [(2 × 10^-7 C) * (1 × 10^-6 C)] / (0.10 m)^2

Now we can calculate the total force on the test charge by summing the forces:

Force on test charge = F1 + F2

2. In order to answer this question, we'll need to use the formulas for electric field strength and potential difference.

a.) The electric field strength (E) between two metal plates is given by:

E = F / q
= (10^-4 N) / (-2 × 10^-9 C)

b.) The potential difference (V) between the plates is related to the electric field strength by the formula:

V = E * d
= (E) * (distance between the plates)
= (E) * (4 cm)
= (E) * (0.04 m)

Substituting the calculated value of E into the formula, we can find the potential difference.

1. To find the force on the test charge, we can use Coulomb's Law, which states that the force between two charges is directly proportional to the product of their magnitudes and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.

The formula for Coulomb's Law is:
F = k * (|q1| * |q2|) / r^2

Where F is the force, k is the electrostatic constant (9 * 10^9 N*m^2/C^2), q1 and q2 are the magnitudes of the charges, and r is the distance between them.

In this case, we have three charges on a straight line. Let's label them as follows:
q1 = +2x10^-7 C (test charge)
q2 = +1x10^-6 C (charge to the right)
q3 = -1x10^-6 C (charge to the left)

The distances from the test charge to the other charges are:
r2 = 5 cm (to the right)
r3 = 10 cm (to the left)

First, let's calculate the force between the test charge and the charge to the right:
F2 = k * (|q1| * |q2|) / r2^2

Substituting the values:
F2 = (9 * 10^9 N*m^2/C^2) * (2x10^-7 C) * (1x10^-6 C) / (0.05 m)^2

Calculating this gives us:
F2 = 0.036 N

Next, let's calculate the force between the test charge and the charge to the left:
F3 = k * (|q1| * |q3|) / r3^2

Substituting the values:
F3 = (9 * 10^9 N*m^2/C^2) * (2x10^-7 C) * (1x10^-6 C) / (0.10 m)^2

Calculating this gives us:
F3 = 0.018 N

Finally, to find the total force on the test charge, we need to consider the directions of the forces. Since the charge to the right is positive and the charge to the left is negative, these forces act in opposite directions. Therefore, we subtract the force to the left from the force to the right:
Total Force = F2 - F3 = 0.036 N - 0.018 N = 0.018 N

So, the force on the test charge is 0.018 N.

2. a.) To find the strength of the electric field, we can use the formula:
E = F / q

Where E is the electric field strength, F is the force on the charge, and q is the magnitude of the charge.

In this case, we are given the force (F = 10^-4 N) and the charge (q = -2x10^-9 C).

Substituting the values:
E = (10^-4 N) / (-2x10^-9 C)

Calculating this gives us:
E = -5x10^4 N/C

Since electric field is a vector quantity, the negative sign indicates the direction of the field, which is from the positive plate to the negative plate.

Therefore, the strength of the electric field is 5x10^4 N/C directed from the positive plate to the negative plate.

b.) The potential difference (also known as voltage) between the plates can be calculated using the formula:
V = Ed

Where V is the potential difference, E is the electric field strength, and d is the distance between the plates.

In this case, we are given the electric field strength (E = 5x10^4 N/C) and the distance between the plates (d = 4 cm = 0.04 m).

Substituting the values:
V = (5x10^4 N/C) * (0.04 m)

Calculating this gives us:
V = 2000 V

So, the potential difference between the plates is 2000 volts.