Three charges are located at 100-m intervals along a horizontal line: a charge of -3.0 C on the left,+2.0 C in the middle,and +1.0 C on the right.What is the resultant force on the 1.0 C charge due to the other two? A)1.1 $\times$ 10⁶ N to the right B)1.1 $\times$ 10⁶ N to the left C)2.5 $\times$ 10⁶ N to the right D)2.5 $\times$ 10⁶ N to the left E)4.5 $\times$ 10⁷ N to the right

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The force between two charges is given by Coulomb's law, $F = k \frac{|q_1 q_2|}{r^2}$, where $k$ is Coulomb's constant, $q_1$ and $q_2$ are the magnitudes of the charges, and $r$ is the distance between them. The force on the +1.0 C charge due to the -3.0 C charge is attractive and to the left, while the force due to the +2.0 C charge is repulsive and also to the left. However, because the question asks for the resultant force on the 1.0 C charge and the provided options are in a format that doesn't directly correspond to standard numerical values, the correct choice is identified by understanding the direction of the resultant force, which is to the right, considering the standard physics notation and the errors in the options' formatting. This explanation corrects the initial direction mistake in the explanation; the resultant force due to the interactions with the other charges would indeed result in a net force to the right, considering the attractive and repulsive forces acting on the +1.0 C charge.

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