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2 marksElectric Fields

CAPE Physics Unit 2 · 2001 · Paper 1 · Question 1(c)(iv)

Hence calculate the magnitude of the resultant force acting on Q₃.

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  1. 1(a)State THREE properties of the electrostatic force between two stationary, charged particles.[3 marks]
  2. 1(b)Write an equation to express the magnitude of the electric force between two charges.[1 mark]
  3. 1(c)(i)Locate on Figure 1 the forces F₁ and F₂ acting on Q₃ due to Q₁ and Q₂, respectively.[1 mark]
  4. 1(c)(ii)Calculate a value for F₁.[2 marks]
  5. 1(c)(iii)Calculate a value for F₂.[1 mark]

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