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Two 18cm -long thin glass rods uniformly charged to +16nC are placed side by side, 4.0 cm apart.What are the electric field strengths E1,E2,and E3 at distances 1.0cm, 2.0cm, and 3.0 cm to the right of the rod on the the left, along the line connecting the midpoints of the two rods?
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Specify the electric field strength E1
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Specify the electric field strength E2
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Specify the electric field strength E3
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E2Specify the electric field strength E3.
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Step 1:
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Length of the rod is
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Charge on each glass rod is
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Distance between two glass rods is
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Electric field strengths
and
are placed at
and
to the right of left side rod by connecting mib points of two rods.
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Diagram of the situation:
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For a non conducting rod of length
with a uniform charge density
and a total charge
is lying along
axis.
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Electric field strength at a point
located at a distance
from the center of the rod along its perpendicular bisector is
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Field strength on each position is resultant of both left and right rods.
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(i)
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Find Electric field strength at the position
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Elcetric field strength Contribution of left rod:
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Diastance from the left rod to the position
is
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Substitute corresponding values in the formula.
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Elcetric field strength Contribution of right rod:
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Diastance from the left rod to the position
is
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Substitute corresponding values in the formula.
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Direction of field strength of right rod is in opposite to that of field strength of left rod.
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Thus,
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Electric field strength at the position
is
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(ii)
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Find Electric field strength at the position
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is exactly midpoint between the two rods.
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Since moid point is considered , the magntude of the right rod contribution is also same as the left rod and is in opposite direction.
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(iii)
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Find Electric field strength at the position
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Elcetric field strength Contribution of left rod:
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Diastance from the left rod to the position
is
.
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Substitute corresponding values in the formula.
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Elcetric field strength Contribution of right rod:
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Diastance from the left rod to the position
is
.
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Substitute corresponding values in the formula.
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Direction of field strength of right rod is in opposite to that of field strength of left rod.
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Thus,
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Electric field strength at the position
is
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