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Problem21 93

This document summarizes the electric field and force on a point charge near two charged rods. 1) For a point charge above two oppositely charged rods, the y-components of the electric field cancel and the x-component results in a force that approaches -Qqa/4πε0y3 for large y. 2) If the point charge is on the x-axis between the rods, the forces from each rod point along the x-axis and the total force approaches 2Qqa/4πε0x3 for large x.

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Problem21 93

This document summarizes the electric field and force on a point charge near two charged rods. 1) For a point charge above two oppositely charged rods, the y-components of the electric field cancel and the x-component results in a force that approaches -Qqa/4πε0y3 for large y. 2) If the point charge is on the x-axis between the rods, the forces from each rod point along the x-axis and the total force approaches 2Qqa/4πε0x3 for large x.

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21.

93: a) The y-components of the electric field cancel, and the x-components from both
charges, as given in problem 21.87 is:
1  2Q 1 1   1  2Qq  1 1 ˆ
Ex    2 
2 
 F    2 i .
 y (y  a ) a  y ( y  a 2 )1
2 1 2
4πε0 a  4πε0 
 1  2Qq 1 Qqa
If y  a, F  4πε (1  (1  a 2 2 y 2    ))iˆ   .
0 ay 4πε0 y 3

b) If the point charge is now on the x-axis the two charged parts of the rods provide
different forces, though still along the x-axis (see problem 21.86).
  1 Qq  1 1   1 Qq  1 1 ˆ
F  qE     iˆ and F  q E      i
4πε0 a  x  a x  4πε0 a  x x  a 

So,
   1 Qq  1 2 1 ˆ
F  F  F     i
4πε0 a  x  a x x  a 

 1 Qq   a a 2   a a2 ˆ 1 2Qqa ˆ
For x  a , F   
 1    . . . 
  2  
 1    . . .  i  i.

4πε0 ax   x x 2
x x 2
4πε0 x 3
  

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