Physics: Principles with Applications (7th Edition)

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Chapter 16 - Electric Charge and Electric Field - General Problems - Page 471: 50

Answer

$2.4\times10^{-10}N$.

Work Step by Step

There are four forces to calculate; we ignore the two “internal” forces. Let the repulsive and attractive forces have negative and positive signs, respectively. $$F_{net}=F_{CH}+F_{CN}+F_{OH}+F_{ON}$$ $$ =\frac{k(0.40e)(0.20e)}{(1\times10^{-9}m)^2}(-\frac{1}{(0.30)^2}+\frac{1}{(0.40)^2}+\frac{1}{(0.18)^2}-\frac{1}{(0.28)^2}) $$ $$ =2.4\times10^{-10}N$$
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