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3. Four charges having charge q are placed at the corners of a square with sides of length L. What is the magnitude of the force acting on any of the charges

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Answer:

Fr = 1.91 * 9*10⁹*q²/L²

Step-by-step explanation:

Let´s say that the corners of the square are A B C and D

We are going to find out the force on the charge placed on B ( the charge placed in the upper right corner.

As all the charges are positive (the same sign), then all the three forces on the charge in B are of rejection.

Force due to charge placed in A

module Fₓ = K* q² / L² in the direction of x

Force due to charge placed in C

module Fy = K* q²/L² in the direction of y

Force due to the charge placed in D

That force will have the direction of the diagonal of the square, and the distance between charges placed in D and A is the length of the diagonal.

d² = L² + L² = 2*L²

d = √2 * L

The module of the force due to charge place in D

F₄₅ = K*q²/ 2*L²

To get the force we need to add first Fₓ and Fy

Fx + Fy = F₁

module of F₁ = √ Fx² + Fy² the direction will be the same as the diagonal of the square then:

F₁ = √ ( K* q²/L² )² + ( K* q²/L² )²

F₁ = √ 2 * K*q²/L²

And now we add forces F₁ and F₄₅ to get the net force Fr on charge in point B.

The direction of Fr is the direction of the diagonal and is of rejection

the module is

Fr = F₁ * F₄₅

Fr = √ 2 * K*q²/L² + K*q²/ 2*L²

Fr = ( √ 2 + 0,5 ) * K*q² /L²

K = 9*10⁹ Nm²C²

Fr = 1.91 * 9*10⁹*q²/L²

We don´t know units of L and q

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