A circular ring made of an insulating mate- rial is cut in half. One half is...

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A circular ring made of an insulating mate- rial is cut in half. One half is given a charge -q uniformly distributed along its arc. The other half is given a charge +q also uniformly distributed along its arc. The two halves are then rejoined with insulation at the junctions J, as shown. J -9 xx \\\ Y de + + X J x +9 If there is no change in the charge distri- butions, what is the direction of the net elec- trostatic force on an electron located at the center of the circle? 1. To the left 2. Toward the top of the page 3. Into the page 4. Toward the bottom of the page 5. To the right A circular ring made of an insulating mate- rial is cut in half. One half is given a charge -q uniformly distributed along its arc. The other half is given a charge +q also uniformly distributed along its arc. The two halves are then rejoined with insulation at the junctions J, as shown. J -9 xx \\\ Y de + + X J x +9 If there is no change in the charge distri- butions, what is the direction of the net elec- trostatic force on an electron located at the center of the circle? 1. To the left 2. Toward the top of the page 3. Into the page 4. Toward the bottom of the page 5. To the right