Electric Force Simulation | Square Charge Configuration

Electric Force Simulation

Forces on a central charge in square configuration

Central Charge

Value: 1 μC

Corner Charges

A (Top-left): +2 μC
B (Top-right): -5 μC
C (Bottom-right): +2 μC
D (Bottom-left): -5 μC

Physics Explanation

This simulation demonstrates Coulomb's Law for a 1μC charge at the center of a square with four corner charges:

F = k·|q₁q₂|/r²

Where:
- F is the force between charges
- k is Coulomb's constant (9×10⁹ N·m²/C²)
- q₁, q₂ are the charges
- r is the distance between charges (7.07 cm from center to corner)

Key observations:
- Forces from equal charges at opposite corners cancel out
- Net force on the central charge is zero in this symmetric configuration
- Individual forces follow the direction of attraction/repulsion

Current net force: 0 N (all forces cancel out)

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