Sections AB and CD of a thin non-conducting ring of radius R are uniformly (with constant linear density) charged with charge + q and -q, respectively. The points ABCD form the vertices of the square. Find the electric field in the center of the ring.

Sections AB and CD of a thin non-conducting ring of radius R are uniformly (with constant linear density) charged with charge + q and -q, respectively. The points ABCD form the vertices of the square. Find the electric field in the center of the ring.

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Sections AB and CD of a thin non-conducting ring of radius R are
uniformly (with constant linear density) charged with charge + q and
-q, respectively. The points ABCD form the vertices of the square. Find
the electric field in the center of the ring.

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