A line of charge is bent into a square with a side of 2 cm...

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A line of charge is bent into a square with a side of 2 cm and acharge density of 3 microC/cm. Using Coulomb's law, determine theelectric field at all points along the axis of the square (the linethrough the center of the square and perpendicular to it).

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The drawing for this problem looks likeThe electric field due to the line charge distributed in thesquare is equal to the contribution of each side of the squareThe contribution of the side A has the following direction    See Answer
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