a) If we were to calculate the electric field made by that charge at the indicated distance, what would be the uncertainty in our calculation due only to the uncertainty in the size of q1? For part a) I got 958 N/C which is wrong b) What is the uncertainty in our field calculation due only to the uncertainty in the charge separation r? For part b) I got 14.91 N/C which is wrong c) What is the total uncertainty in our electric field calculation due to the uncertainty in the size of q1 and the uncertainty in the charge separation r? My answer for part c) was 972 N/C
Suppose we have a charge, q1=1 μC. This charge makes an electric field some distance r=73 cm away from it. Now suppose our measurement of q1 is only accurate to within 0.2 μC, and our measurement of r is only accurate to within 1.5 cm.
a)
If we were to calculate the electric field made by that charge at the indicated distance, what would be the uncertainty in our calculation due only to the uncertainty in the size of q1?
For part a) I got 958 N/C which is wrong
b)
What is the uncertainty in our field calculation due only to the uncertainty in the charge separation r?
For part b) I got 14.91 N/C which is wrong
c)
What is the total uncertainty in our electric field calculation due to the uncertainty in the size of q1 and the uncertainty in the charge separation r?
My answer for part c) was 972 N/C
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