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Date November 2019 Marks available [Maximum mark: 2] Reference code 19N.2.SL.TZ0.5a
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19N.2.SL.TZ0.5a

An electron is placed at a distance of 0.40 m from a fixed point charge of –6.0 mC.

 

(a)

Show that the electric field strength due to the point charge at the position of the electron is 3.4 × 108 N C–1.

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E=k×qr2 

E=8.99×109×6.0×10-30.42  OR  E=3.37×108 «NC-1» 

NOTE: Ignore any negative sign.