A spherical conducting shell has a radius R and a uniform surfacecharge density ơ. The ratio of the electric field magnitudes at distancesr = R/4 and r = 9R, respectively, is most nearly(A) (4/9)².(В) 0.(C) (9/4).(D) (4/9).(E) (9/4)².

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A spherical conducting shell has a radius R and a uniform surface charge density o. The ratio of the electric field magnitudes at distances r = R/4 and r = 9R, respectively, is most nearly (A) (4/9)². (B) 0. (C) (9/4). (D) (4/9). (E) (9/4)².

A spherical conducting shell has a radius R and a uniform surface charge density o. The ratio of the electric field magnitudes at distances r = R/4 and r = 9R, respectively, is most nearly (A) (4/9)². (B) 0. (C) (9/4). (D) (4/9). (E) (9/4)².

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A spherical conducting shell has a radius R and a uniform surface
charge density ơ. The ratio of the electric field magnitudes at distances
r = R/4 and r = 9R, respectively, is most nearly
(A) (4/9)².
(В) 0.
(C) (9/4).
(D) (4/9).
(E) (9/4)².

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