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Two particles having charges of 0.580 nC and 20.9 nC are separated by a distance of 1.10 m .
Where would the net electric field be zero if one of the charges were negative?
Enter your answer as a distance from the charge initially equal 0.580 nC .
keq1/r^2 = keq2/(1.1-r)^2 (the ke's cancel out)
-.580 x 10^-9/r^2 = 20.9 x 10^-9/(1.1+r)^2
(20.9 x 10^-9)r^2 = (-.580 x 10^-9)(1.1+r)^2
(-36.034)r^2 = (r+1.1)^2
-7.003r = 1.1
r = .157
I added that to the 1.1 to get the total distance of 1.257 m, but that answer is wrong. Could someone please help me figure out what I'm doing wrong?
Where would the net electric field be zero if one of the charges were negative?
Enter your answer as a distance from the charge initially equal 0.580 nC .
keq1/r^2 = keq2/(1.1-r)^2 (the ke's cancel out)
-.580 x 10^-9/r^2 = 20.9 x 10^-9/(1.1+r)^2
(20.9 x 10^-9)r^2 = (-.580 x 10^-9)(1.1+r)^2
(-36.034)r^2 = (r+1.1)^2
-7.003r = 1.1
r = .157
I added that to the 1.1 to get the total distance of 1.257 m, but that answer is wrong. Could someone please help me figure out what I'm doing wrong?
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