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Three point charges lie along a straight line, where q1=6.00μC,q_{1}=6.00 \mu \mathrm{C}, q2=1.50μC,q_{2}=1.50 \mu \mathrm{C}, and q3=2.00μCq_{3}=-2.00 \mu \mathrm{C}. The separation distances are d1=3.00cmd_{1}=3.00 \mathrm{cm} and d2=2.00cmd_{2}=2.00 \mathrm{cm}. Calculate the magnitude and direction of the net electric force on (a) q1,q_{1}, (b) q2q_{2}, and (c) q3q_{3}.

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Coulomb’s Law\textbf{Coulomb's Law}: the electrostatic force exerted by a point charge q1\textcolor{#c34632}{q_1} on a second point charge q2\textcolor{#c34632}{q_2} separated by a distance r\textcolor{#c34632}{r} is directly proportional to the product of the two charges and is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them:

F12=keq1q2r2r12\begin{equation*} F_{12}=k_e\dfrac{q_1q_2}{r^2}\overrightarrow{\mathbf{r}}_{12}\tag{*} \end{equation*}

where ke=8.988×109  Nm2/C2\textcolor{#c34632}{k_e=8.988\times 10^9\;\mathrm{N\cdot m^2/C^2}} is Coulomb constant and r12\textcolor{#c34632}{\overrightarrow{\mathbf{r}}_{12}} is a unit vector directed from q1\textcolor{#c34632}{q_1} toward q2\textcolor{#c34632}{q_2}.

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