Solutions to Assigned Even-Numbered Problems not in WebAssign for Assignment 1

2
9 N m

ke := 8.9876 10

12

o := 8.8542 10

2
2

N m

Chapter 23

12.

q 1 := 6.00 C

q 2 := 1.50 C

q 3 := 2.00 C

d 1 := 3.00 cm

d 2 := 2.00 cm

The force exerted on '1' by '2' is repulsive; due to the locations displayed in Figure P23.12, this force is leftward.
[Take this to be negative.] The force exerted on '1' by '3' is attractive; due to the locations, this force is rightward,
which will be positive.

F1 := ke

q1 q 2
d1

+ ke

q 1 q 2
d1

q 2 q 3

+ ke

d2

q1 q 3

( d 1 + d 2)

ke

Here, '1' repelling '2' means that '2' is pushed rightward. Then, charges
'2' and '3' attract one another; this is an additional rightward force on '2'.

q2 q3
d2

Both '1' and '2' attract '3', and both are also location to the left of '3'.

The force on charge '3' is 110.5 N leftward.

F3 = 110.547 N

34.

Note that the distance between charges '1' and '3' is the sum of the
two given distances, which are the separation distances between '1'
and '2' and between '2' and '3'.

The force on charge '2' is 157.3 N rightward. [In this case each 3-digit term in the sum
has 1 digit to the right of the decimal. In addition, it is the number of digits right of the
decimal that is preserved.]

F2 = 157.283 N

F3 := ke

( d 1 + d 2)

The force on charge '1' is 46.7 N leftward. [Note that all data had 3 significant figures.]

F1 = 46.736 N

F2 := ke

q1 q 3

q := 2.00 C

d := 1.00 m

y := 0.500 m

This is similar to an electric dipole, except that the charges have the same sign, rather than opposite signs
as is the case with the dipole. [Note: the electric dipole is examined in Example 23.6 B of the text.] Here,
in this problem, you should see that the components of the field along the x-direction cancel, but the y-components
reinforce one another.

E := 2 ke

(d

+y )
2

d +y

This is more compactly written using the 1.5-power notation, but it's
displayed in this form here to improve clarity.

is the distance from either charge to the observation point; i.e., it's

d +y

The last term is the sine of the angle that a line drawn from charge to observer makes with the x-axis.
4 N

E = 1.286 10

E = 12.9

The test charge is:

kN

in the +y-direction.

q t := 3.00 C

F := q t E

F = 0.0386 N

The force on the test charge is 38.6 mN in the -y-direction.

38.

:= 7.90

R := 35.0 cm

mC
2

m
E( x) := 2 ke 1

2
2
x +R
x

8 N

E( 5.00 cm) = 3.83 10

8 N

E( 10.0 cm) = 3.24 10

7 N

E( 50.0 cm) = 8.06 10

60.

q := 3.00 nC

xQ := 50.0 cm

6 N

E( 200 cm) = 6.68 10

xe := 20.9 cm

The information that the third charge, in equilibrium between the two negative charges, is positive does not
really matter. All that we need is that the electric field due to Q and q sum to zero at the equilibrium location.
Along the line joining the two field-creating charges and between them, their contributions to the field are
oppositely directed; so, all that we need is to have their contributions having equal magnitudes.

ke

q
xe

= ke

xQ xe

Q := q

(xQ xe)
xe

Q = 5.82 nC

Chapter 24

12.

Q := 170 C

The flux through the entire cube surface is given by Gauss's Law:

Q
E :=
o

The flux through any one side is one sixth of that for the case of a centrally-placed charge:

7 N m
E = 1.92 10
C

E
6

2
6 N m

= 3.20 10

The result for the entire cube does not change if the charge is moved to another location within the cube, but
the result for one side can only be found (using symmetry) if the charge is at the center.

32.

Each face of this cube has an area of 1.00 square meter. The field at each face is stated to be uniform; so, the
fluxes are just the products of the field magnitudes with the areas. Take outward to be positive and inward to
be negative.
N
N
N
N
2
2
2
2
E := 3 20.0 ( 1.00 m) + 15.0 ( 1.00m) 25.0 ( 1.00 m) 35.0 ( 1.00 m)
C
C
C
C

N m

E = 15.0
C

10

Q := o E

Q = 1.33 10

No, a single charge inside could not produce the fields described.

42.

The electric field points in the +x-direction; so, the only surfaces of a rectangular solid (with faces perpendicular) to
coordinate axes) through which it will produce an electric flux are those that are perpendicular to the x-axis. The
flux through the surface with the lower x-coordinate is negative (since the field points into the surface) and the flux
through the surface with the slightly higher x-coordinate is positive (since the field points out of the surface).
So, the net flux is just the difference of the two: E = A ( E( x + dx) E( x) ) .
2

E is proportional to the square of x; so, the field difference has the form: ( x + dx) x .
In treatments like this the dx-squared term is always set to zero; the x-squared term cancels.
Our result for the net flux is then: E = A 2 x dx .
According to Gauss's Law, this is also the enclosed charge divided by o . The volume of the solid is Adx.
The charge density is charge divided by volume; so, that's = 2 x o .

:= 6.00 10

x := 0.300 m

:= 2 x o

= 31.9

C m

nC
3

48.

E has a magnitude of 780 N/C. This one has a very simple solution.

50.

R := 0.750 m

E := 890

Q
E = ke
2
R

Q :=

E R
ke

inward in direction

C
2

Q = 55.7 nC

The negative sign is implied by the field direction.

Without some additional information, it's not possible to make definite inferences about the presence of charge
on the inner surface of the shell or in the volume enclosed by the shell.

56.

Answer intentionally omitted; this one's conceptual. If you have trouble with it, see me and ask about it.