Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
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Author: Richard Wolfson
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 21, Problem 17E
In Fig. 21.32, the magnitude of the middle charge is 3 μC. What’s the net charge shown?
FIGURE 21.32 Exercise 17
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