WOLFRAM|DEMONSTRATIONS PROJECT

Coulomb's Law for Three Aligned Charges

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range of charge 3
20
charge 1
17
charge 2
14
charge 3
20
Charges 1 and 2 are fixed in place.
F
13
is the force of charge 1 on charge 3, and
F
23
is the force of charge 2 on charge 3. The blue point shows the place where the two forces balance.