Two 10 cm diameter charged rings face each other, 20 cm apart. The left ring is charged to -20 nC and the right ring is charged to +20 nC.
What is the force on a 1.2 nC charge placed at the midpoint?
I have already calculated the electric field between the two rings to be 25723.87 N/C to the left. However, I don't know how to use the rings as point charges to solve the second problem.
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You say you know the field. It should be along the axis of the rings. Just multiply it by the charge to get the force
Thank you. I didn't know I could do that, but it did give me the right answer.
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how did you get 25723.87? can you show the complete calculation please?
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