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2. A conducting sphere of radius 0.01 m has a charge of 1.0 × 10^- 9 C deposited on it. What is the magnitude of the electric field in N/C just outside the surface of the sphere?

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Chapter18: Electric Charge And Electric Field

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Problem 12CQ: Why must the test charge q in the definition of the electric field be vanishingly small?

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x 10^- 9 C deposited on it. What is the magnitude of the
electric field in N/C just outside the surface of the sphere?

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