Consider the following situation: Three particles +3q, +q, and -2q are placed on a line in...

Consider the following situation:

Three particles +3q, +q, and -2q are placed on a line in that order. The middle charge, the +q, is a distance d from the other two charges.

a) Conceptually comment on what the net electric force, magnitude and direction, on the middle particle due to the other two will be.

b) Calculate the net electric force, magnitude and direction, on the middle particle due to the other two.

c) Let q = 25 uC and d = 0.35 m. Compute the net force on the middle charge due to the other two charges.

d) Do your answers in parts (a) and (b) agree with one another? If not, please explain what your misunderstanding was and how you corrected that misunderstanding.

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