Question

Sketch the function Ex versus x for both positive and negative values of x. Remember that Ex is negative when E points in the negative x direction.

Answer 1

Answer:

Here is the complete question.

A charge of 3 μC is at the origin. Sketch the function E x versus x for both positive and negative values of x. (Remember that Ex is negative when E points in the negative x direction.)

The graph is sketched in the attachment.

Explanation:

Since our electric field Eₓ = q/4πε₀x² (electric field for a point charge)

where q = electric charge = 3μC and x = distance from the origin of the charge. 1/4πε₀= 9 × 10⁹ Nm²/C².

Substituting the values into Eₓ  = 3 × 10⁻⁶×9 × 10⁹ /x²= 0.027/x². We plot values of x on the x- axis ranging from -3 to 3 into the equation to give us the graph for Eₓ. Note that the sign of Eₓ changes when x crosses the origin because of the direction of the electric field due to the new position of the charge. The graph is in the attachment below. Note that as x tends to zero, Eₓ tends to infinity and x tends to infinity, Eₓ tends to zero.