PHYSICS · Multi-part · A Level · Physics · Fields and their consequences · Fields and their consequences
Problem
At a point in space, a +1.5μC charge is subject only to an electric interaction and experiences a force given by the vector F=(0.060^−0.040^)N, where ^ and ^ are unit vectors along the x- and y-axes, respectively.
(a) Determine the x- and y-components of the electric field vector at that point.
(b) Calculate the magnitude of the electric field at that point.
(c) Find the angle that the electric field makes with the positive x-axis, measured counter-clockwise. Present your answer in degrees to an appropriate number of significant figures.