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Charge Q is spread uniformly along the circumference of a circle of radius R. A point particle with charge q is placed at the center of this circle. The total force exerted on the particle can be calculated by Coulomb’* law:

A. just use R for the distance

B. just use 2R for the distance

C. just use 2πR for the distance

D. the result of the calculation is zero

E. none of the above

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D. the result of the calculation is zero

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