A semicircle of radius a is in the first and second quadrants, with the center of curvature at the origin. Positive charge + Q is distributed uniformly around the left half of the semicircle, and negative charge - Q is distributed uniformly around the right half of the semicircle in the following figure

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Roland Torres

30 September, 22:27

A semicircle of radius a is in the first and second quadrants, with the center of curvature at the origin. Positive charge + Q is distributed uniformly around the left half of the semicircle, and negative charge - Q is distributed uniformly around the right half of the semicircle in the following figure

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Simon Ballard · Answer 1

The charges are distributed along the semicircle with the left side having the charge of + Q and the right side having the charge of - Q. If what is asked is the net electrical force at the origin, then the answer is 0 since the charges are uniform on both sides.