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Grade 10Electrostatics

A semi-circular arc of radius a is charged uniformly and the charge per unit length is /.

The electric field at the centre of this arc is

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12 Years agoGrade 10
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Profile image of Aditi Chauhan
12 Years ago

Horizontal electric field, i.e., perpendicular to

AO, will be cancelled. 

Hence, net electric field = addition of all electrical fields in direction of AO