Two charges of 0.5 C are placed at (0,1)and (1,0).A charge of -0.5 C is placed at (0,0).What is the direction of the force on a positive charge placed at (1,1)?
A)towards the origin
B)towards (1,0)
C)towards (0,1)
D)away from the origin
E)There is not enough information given to tell.

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The positive charge at (1,1) experiences repulsive forces from the positive charges at (0,1) and (1,0), and an attractive force towards the negative charge at (0,0). The net force is away from the origin due to the stronger repulsive forces from the nearby positive charges.

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