Four electric field vectors are measured away from the origin along the cardinal…

PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Electric Charges and Fields · Electric Charges and Fields

Problem

Four electric field vectors are measured

2\,\text{cm}

away from the origin along the cardinal axes: • at

(2\,\text{cm}, 0)

the field is

40\,\text{N/C}

directed west • at

(-2\,\text{cm}, 0)

the field is

40\,\text{N/C}

directed east • at

(0, 2\,\text{cm})

the field is

40\,\text{N/C}

directed south • at

(0, -2\,\text{cm})

the field is

40\,\text{N/C}

directed north Identify the location of the point charge responsible for this field pattern and justify your answer in one or two sentences.