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The drawing shows two positive charges q1 and q2 fixed to a circle. At the center of the circle they produce a net electric field that is directed upward along the vertical axis. Determine the ratio q2/q1.
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1 Answer
- ?Lv 74 years ago
The horizontal components of the electric fields should cancel eachother:
q1 sin(30) = q2 sin(60)
q1 * 1/2 = q2 * 1/2 sqrt(3)
q1/q2 = sqrt(3)
