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The electric field midway between two equal but opposite point charges is 1870 N/C, and the distance between the charges is 19.2 cm. What is the magnitude of the charge on each?

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The electric field at a mid-point of two charges are examined in Physics. The magnitude of the charge is given.

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Let q and -q be the two charges separated by a distance 'd'. ( let us substitute the values at the end). To find the net field strength, we need to place a unit ...

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