Answer:
(C) zero (there is no net horizontal component of the E-field)
Explanation:
If we subdivide the bar into small pieces, each piece (dx) contains a charge (dq), the electric field of each piece is equivalent to the field of a punctual electric charge, and has a direction as shown in the attached figure. For each piece (dx) in the negative axis there is another symmetric piece (dx) in the positive axis, and as we see in the figure for symmetry the sum of their electric fields gives a resultant in the Y axis (because its components in X are cancelled by symmetry).
Then the resultant of the electric field will be only in Y.
(C) zero (there is no net horizontal component of the E-field)
All the angles of reflection are +3° off, so systematic error.
The device used to measure the angle might be miscalibrated or have incorrect markings.
Answer:
1000 N
Explanation:
The magnitude of the electrostatic force between two charged object is given by

where
k is the Coulomb constant
q1, q2 is the magnitude of the two charges
r is the distance between the two objects
Moreover, the force is:
- Attractive if the two forces have opposite sign
- Repulsive if the two forces have same sign
In this problem:
are the two charges
r = 3000 m is their separation
Therefore, the electric force between the charges is:

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