A small sphere with a charge of -0.60 µC is placed in a uniform electric field of magnitude 1.2 x 10° N/C pointing to the west. What is the magnitude and direc- tion of the electric force on the sphere?

A small sphere with a charge of -0.60 µC is placed in a uniform electric field of magnitude 1.2 x 10° N/C pointing to the west. What is the magnitude and direc- tion of the electric force on the sphere?

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Chapter23: Continuous Charge Distributions And Gauss's Law

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27. A small sphere with a charge of -0.60 µC is placed
in a uniform electric field of magnitude 1.2 x 10° N/C
pointing to the west. What is the magnitude and direc-
tion of the electric force on the sphere?

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