Electric Fields Produced by Charged Pairs in a Square Configuration, Exercises of Electrical Engineering

This document calculates and provides the components and magnitude of the electric field produced by two pairs of charges in a square configuration. The coordinates of the charges, the electric fields produced by each pair, and the calculation of the net electric field.

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64. From symmetry, the only two pairs of charges which
produce a non-vanishing field
Enet are: pair 1, which is in the
middle of the two vertical sides
of the square (the +q,2qpair);
and pair 2, the +5q,5qpair.
We denote the electric fields
produced by each pair as
E1and
E2, respectively. We set up a
coordinate system as shown to
the right, with the origin at the
center of the square. Now,
x
y
q
+q
5q
5q
E1
E2
Enet
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E1=1
4πε0q
d2+2q
d2=3q
4πε0d2and E2=k5q
(2d)2+5q
(2d)2=5q
4πε0d2.
Therefore, the components of
Enet are given by
Ex=E1x+E2x=E1+E2cos 45
=3q
4πε0d2+5q
4πε0d2cos 45=6.536 q
4πε0d2,
and
Ey=E1y+E2y=E2sin 45=5q
4πε0d2sin 45=3.536 q
4πε0d2.
Thus, the magnitude of
Enet is
E=E2
x+E2
y=(6.536)2+ (3.536)2q
4πε0d2=7.43q
4πε0d2,
and
Enet makes an angle θwith the positive xaxis, where
θ=tan
1Ey
Ex=tan
13.536
6.536=28.4.
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  1. From symmetry, the only two pairs of charges which

produce a non-vanishing field

E

net

are: pair 1, which is in the

middle of the two vertical sides

of the square (the +q, − 2 q pair);

and pair 2, the +5q, − 5 q pair.

We denote the electric fields

produced by each pair as

E

1

and

E

2

, respectively. We set up a

coordinate system as shown to

the right, with the origin at the

center of the square. Now,

x

y

−q

+q

5 q

− 5 q

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4 πε

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q

d

2

2 q

d

2

3 q

4 πε

0

d

2

and E

2

= k

[

5 q

2 d)

2

5 q

2 d)

2

]

5 q

4 πε

0

d

2

Therefore, the components of

E

net

are given by

E

x

= E

1 x

+ E

2 x

= E

1

+ E

2

cos 45

3 q

4 πε

0

d

2

5 q

4 πε

0

d

2

cos 45

q

4 πε

0

d

2

and

E

y

= E

1 y

+ E

2 y

= E

2

sin 45

5 q

4 πε 0

d

2

sin 45

q

4 πε 0

d

2

Thus, the magnitude of

E

net

is

E =

E

2

x

+ E

2

y

2

2

q

4 πε

0

d

2

  1. 43 q

4 πε

0

d

2

and

E

net

makes an angle θ with the positive x axis, where

θ = tan

− 1

E

y

E

x

= tan

− 1

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