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5.3 Exercise 19

Avg difficulty 2.5

Two fixed particles, each of charge 5.0×10−6C,5.0 \times 10^{−6} \text{C} , are 24 cm apart. What force do they exert on a third particle of charge −2.5×10−6C−2.5 \times 10^{−6} \text{C} that is 13 cm from each of them?

OpenStax University Physics Volume 2, 5.3 Coulomb's Law, exercise 19

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