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Two charged objects sit on the x-axis. The first object, with charge q1 = 16 nC,...

Two charged objects sit on the x-axis. The first object, with charge q1 = 16 nC, sits at the origin while the second object, with charge q2 = -36 nC sits at 2.5 cm.  

a) Find the force exerted by charge q1 on charge q2. Give both the magnitude and the direction of the force.

b) Find the magnitude and direction of the electric field at the position x = 1 cm.

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