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Exercises: Electric Field

Work through each section in order. Use $k = 9 \times 10^9$ N·m²/C² throughout. Show your work on calculation problems.

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Fluency Practice

Use k=9×109k = 9 \times 10^9 N·m²/C². Show your work on calculation problems.

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A point charge of q=8.0×109q = -8.0 \times 10^{-9} C is at the origin. What is the magnitude of the electric field at a point 0.40 m away? Express your answer in N/C to two significant figures.