The drawing shows three point charges fixed in place. The charge at the coordinate origin has a value of q1 = +7.89 μC; the other two have identical magnitudes, but opposite signs: q2 = −5.15 μC and q3 = +5.15 μ C. (a) Determine the net force exerted on q1 by the other two charges. (b) If q1 had a mass of 1.50 g and it were free to move, what would be its acceleration?

The drawing shows three point charges fixed in place. The charge at the coordinate origin has a value of q1 = +7.89 μC; the other two have identical magnitudes, but opposite signs: q2 = −5.15 μC and q3 = +5.15 μ C. (a) Determine the net force exerted on q1 by the other two charges. (b) If q1 had a mass of 1.50 g and it were free to move, what would be its acceleration?

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The drawing shows three point charges fixed in place. The charge at the coordinate origin has a value of q 1 = + 7.89 μ C ; the other two have identical magnitudes, but opposite signs: q 2 = 5.15 μ C and q 3 = + 5.15 μ C. (a) Determine the net force exerted on q 1 by the other two charges. (b) If q 1 had a mass of 1.50 g and it were free to move, what would be its acceleration?

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