22.1 • A flat sheet of paper of area 0.320 m² is oriented so that the normal to the sheet is at an angle of 64° to a uniform electric field of magnitude 12 N/C. (a) Find the magnitude of the electric flux through the sheet. (b) Does the answer to part (a) depend on the shape of the sheet? Why or why not? (c) For what angle o between the normal to the sheet and the electric field is the magnitude of the flux through the sheet (i) largest and (ii) smallest? Explain your answers.

22.1 • A flat sheet of paper of area 0.320 m² is oriented so that the normal to the sheet is at an angle of 64° to a uniform electric field of magnitude 12 N/C. (a) Find the magnitude of the electric flux through the sheet. (b) Does the answer to part (a) depend on the shape of the sheet? Why or why not? (c) For what angle o between the normal to the sheet and the electric field is the magnitude of the flux through the sheet (i) largest and (ii) smallest? Explain your answers.

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Chapter19: Electric Forces And Electric Fields

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