<img src="./images/hung_spheres.png" align="left" style="width: 300px";/>
Two small spheres (mass, $m$) are attached to insulating strings (length, $L$) and hung from the ceiling as shown.
How does the angle (with respect ot the vertical) that the string attached to the $-q$ charge ($\theta_1$) compare to that of the $-2q$ charge ($\theta_2$)?
1. $\theta_1 > \theta_2$
2. $\theta_1 = \theta_2$
3. $\theta_1 < \theta_2$
4. ????
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CORRECT ANSWER: B
Draw the FBD, Newton 3 is important here.
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## Classical Electromagnetism
<img src="./images/jupiter.jpg" align="left" width="400px";/>
<img src="./images/helium.png" align="right" width="400px";/>
$\sim 10^8\mathrm{m} \longrightarrow \longrightarrow \longrightarrow\longrightarrow\longrightarrow\longrightarrow \sim 10^{-16}\mathrm{m}$
**24 orders of magnitude**
Note: As far we know, the theory of Classical E&M works for 24 orders of magnitude. It breaks down on the subatomic scale (QM), but we really don't know how far it extends one the upper-end as it is consistent with relativity. Tests of Jupiter's magnetic field are consistent with predictions from Classical E&M.
## Electrostatics
<img src="./images/efieldwiki.png" align="center";/>
5 charges, q, are arranged in a regular pentagon, as shown.
What is the E field at the center?
<img src ="./images/5charges.png" align="center" style="width: 250px";/>
1. Zero
2. Non-zero
3. Really need trig and a calculator to decide
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CORRECT ANSWER: A
1 of the 5 charges has been removed, as shown. What’s the E field at the center?
<img src ="./images/4charges.png" align="center" style="width: 400px";/>
1. $+(kq/a^2)\hat{y}$
2. $-(kq/a^2)\hat{y}$
3. 0
4. Something entirely different!
5. This is a nasty problem which I need more time to solve
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CORRECT ANSWER: B
Superposition!
If all the charges live on a line (1-D), use:
$$ \lambda \equiv \dfrac{\mathrm{charge}}{\mathrm{length}}$$
Draw your own picture. What's $\mathbf{E}(\mathbf{r})$?
To find the E-field at P from a thin line (uniform charge density $\lambda$):
<img src ="./images/linecharge.png" align="right" style="width: 400px";/>
$$ \mathbf{E}(\mathbf{r}) = \dfrac{1}{4\pi\varepsilon_0}\int \dfrac{\lambda dl'}{\mathfrak{R}^2}\hat{\mathfrak{R}}$$
What is $\mathfrak{R}$?
1. $x$
2. $y'$
3. $\sqrt{dl'^2 + x^2}$
4. $\sqrt{x^2+y'^2}$
5. Something else
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CORRECT ANSWER: D
$\mathbf{E}(\mathbf{r}) = \int \dfrac{\lambda dl'}{4\pi\varepsilon_0\mathfrak{R}^3}\vec{\mathfrak{R}}$, so: $E_x(x,0,0) = \dfrac{\lambda}{4\pi\varepsilon_0}\int \dots$
<img src ="./images/linecharge_coords.png" align="right" style="width: 400px";/>
1. $\int \dfrac{dy'x}{x^3}$
2. $\int \dfrac{dy' x}{(x^2 + y'^2)^{3/2}}$
3. $\int \dfrac{dy' y'}{x^3}$
4. $\int \dfrac{dy' y'}{(x^2+y'^2)^{3/2}}$
5. Something else
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CORRECT ANSWER: B