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Two charged bees land simultaneously on flowers that are separated by a finite distance. For a...

Two charged bees land simultaneously on flowers that are separated by a finite distance. For a few moments, the charged bees rest on the flowers. The charged bees both generate an electric field, and while the charged bees are resting on the flowers, the net electric field at some distance between them is zero.


(a) Do the bees have the same or opposite signs of charge?

  • Same - the electric fields point in opposite directions and therefore cancel at some midpoint.

  • Same - the electric fields multiply together to equal zero.

  • Opposite - the electric fields point in the same direction summing to zero.

  • Opposite - the net electric field due to the two bees points in a direction perpendicular to the direction from one bee to the other.


(b) Suppose the net electric field is zero at a distance that is closer to bee 1 . Does bee 1 have a magnitude of charge greater than or less than that of bee 2?

  • greater than

  • less than


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