A 10-cm-long thin glass rod uniformly charged to +10 nC and a 10-cm-long thin plastic rod 
uniformly charged to -10 nC are placed side by side, 4.0 cm apart. What are the electric field 
strengths E1 to E3 at distances 1.0 cm, 2.0 cm, 

To solve this problem, we need to calculate the electric field strengths \( E_1 \) and \( E_2 \) at distances 1.0 cm and 2.0 cm from the center of the charged rods.

### Given Data:
- Length of both rods: \( L = 10 \, \text{cm} = 0.1 \, \text{m} \)
- Charge on the glass rod: \( Q_1 = +10 \, \text{nC} = 10 \times 10^{-9} \, \text{C} \)
- Charge on the plastic rod: \( Q_2 = -10 \, \text{nC} = -10 \times 10^{-9} \, \text{C} \)
- Distance between rods: \( d = 4 \, \text{cm} = 0.04 \, \text{m} \)

### Electric Field Due to a Uniformly Charged Rod
The electric field \( E \) at a distance \( r \) from the center of a uniformly charged rod can be calculated using the formula:
\[
E = \frac{1}{4\pi \varepsilon_0} \cdot \frac{2Q}{Lr^2}
\]
where:
- \( \varepsilon_0 = 8.85 \times 10^{-12} \, \text{C}^2/(\text{N} \cdot \text{m}^2) \) is the permittivity of free space.

### Calculating Electric Fields

1. **At 1.0 cm from the glass rod:**
   - Distance from glass rod \( r_1 = 1.0 \, \text{cm} = 0.01 \, \text{m} \)
   - Distance from plastic rod \( r_2 = d - r_1 = 4.0 \, \text{cm} - 1.0 \, \text{cm} = 3.0 \, \text{cm} = 0.03 \, \text{m} \)

   **Electric field due to glass rod \( E_1 \):**
   \[
   E_1 = \frac{1}{4\pi \varepsilon_0} \cdot \frac{2Q_1}{Lr_1^2}
   \]

   **Electric field due to plastic rod \( E_2 \):**
   \[
   E_2 = \frac{1}{4\pi \varepsilon_0} \cdot \frac{2Q_2}{Lr_2^2}
   \]

   The direction of \( E_1 \) is away from the glass rod and \( E_2 \) is toward the plastic rod (as it is negatively charged).

   The net electric field \( E_{net, 1} \) at 1.0 cm is:
   \[
   E_{net, 1} = E_1 - E_2
   \]

2. **At 2.0 cm from the glass rod:**
   - Distance from glass rod \( r_3 = 2.0 \, \text{cm} = 0.02 \, \text{m} \)
   - Distance from plastic rod \( r_4 = d - r_3 = 2.0 \, \text{cm} = 0.02 \, \text{m} \)

   **Electric field due to glass rod \( E_3 \):**
   \[
   E_3 = \frac{1}{4\pi \varepsilon_0} \cdot \frac{2Q_1}{Lr_3^2}
   \]

   **Electric field due to plastic rod \( E_4 \):**
   \[
   E_4 = \frac{1}{4\pi \varepsilon_0} \cdot \frac{2Q_2}{Lr_4^2}
   \]

   The net electric field \( E_{net, 2} \) at 2.0 cm is:
   \[
   E_{net, 2} = E_3 - E_4
   \]

### Substituting Values
Let's compute the values for both scenarios.

#### 1. At 1.0 cm
\[
E_1 = \frac{1}{4\pi (8.85 \times 10^{-12})} \cdot \frac{2 \times (10 \times 10^{-9})}{(0.1)(0.01)^2}
\]
\[
E_2 = \frac{1}{4\pi (8.85 \times 10^{-12})} \cdot \frac{2 \times (-10 \times 10^{-9})}{(0.1)(0.03)^2}
\]

#### 2. At 2.0 cm
\[
E_3 = \frac{1}{4\pi (8.85 \times 10^{-12})} \cdot \frac{2 \times (10 \times 10^{-9})}{(0.1)(0.02)^2}
\]
\[
E_4 = \frac{1}{4\pi (8.85 \times 10^{-12})} \cdot \frac{2 \times (-10 \times 10^{-9})}{(0.1)(0.02)^2}
\]

### Final Calculations
Now substituting into the formulas will yield the electric field strengths at the given distances.

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A 10-cm-long thin glass rod uniformly charged to +10 nC and a 10-cm-long thin plastic rod uniformly charged to -10 nC are placed side by side, 4.0 cm apart. What are the electric field strengths E1 to E3 at distances 1.0 cm, 2.0 cm?

Explore the electric field strengths produced by a +10 nC glass rod and a -10 nC plastic rod, placed 4 cm apart. This detailed solution covers calculations at distances of 1.0 cm and 2.0 cm, applying key formulas in electrostatics.

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