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title: "The electric potential \\(V\\) as a function of position \\(x\\) along the x-axis in a region of space is shown in the graph. A point charge \\(q = -3.0 \\times 10^{-3} \\text{ C}\\) is placed at position \\(x = 2.0 \\text{ m}\\). What is the x-component of the net electric force acting on the charge?"
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# The electric potential \(V\) as a function of position \(x\) along the x-axis in a region of space is shown in the graph. A point charge \(q = -3.0 \times 10^{-3} \text{ C}\) is placed at position \(x = 2.0 \text{ m}\). What is the x-component of the net electric force acting on the charge?

The electric potential \(V\) as a function of position \(x\) along the x-axis in a region of space is shown in the graph. A point charge \(q = -3.0 \times 10^{-3} \text{ C}\) is placed at position \(x = 2.0 \text{ m}\). What is the x-component of the net electric force acting on the charge?

![A quantitative Cartesian coordinate graph of electric potential V in volts on the vertical axis versus position x in meters on the horizontal axis. The horizontal axis extends from x = 0 to x = 6 m with major tick marks and labels at 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. The vertical axis extends from V = 0 to V = 80 V with major tick marks and labels at 0, 20, 40, 60, 80. Fine gray gridlines are spaced every 1 m horizontally and every 10 V vertically. A solid dark piecewise linear curve is plotted: starting at (0, 10), horizontal to (1, 10), then rising with constant positive slope to (4, 70), and finally horizontal to (6, 70). A prominent black dot is plotted on the curve at (2, 30). No other labels, lines, text, or axes appear.](https://nerd-notes.com/wp-content/uploads/ubq-frq-generated/stem-fig-1-1787461059-385xTF.jpg)

- **A.** \(-6.0 \times 10^{-2} \text{ N}\)
- **B.** \(-4.5 \times 10^{-2} \text{ N}\)
- **C.** \(+4.5 \times 10^{-2} \text{ N}\)
- **D.** \(+6.0 \times 10^{-2} \text{ N}\)

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