Question

3. Two very large sheets of charge are separated by a distance d. One sheet has a surface charge density +a, and the other a surface charge density -a. A small region near the center of the sheets is shown.

a. Draw arrows on the diagram to indicate the direction of the electric
field at points A, B, C, and D.
i. Compare the magnitudes of the electric fields at points A, B, C, and. Explain. Magnitude at all the paints will be the same! Since the electric field is uniform

Answer 1

The electric field at points A, B, C, and D have different directions, but the magnitudes are the same because the electric field is uniform.

Step-by-step explanation:

1. The direction of the electric field at point A is towards left (along the negative surface charge), at point B is towards right (along the positive surface charge), at point C is towards right (along the positive surface charge), and at point D is towards left (along the negative surface charge).
2. The magnitudes of the electric fields at points A, B, C, and D will be the same because the electric field is uniform. This means that the electric field has the same magnitude and direction at all points in the small region near the center of the sheets.