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A spherical drop of water carrying a charge of 10.0 pC has a potential of 200.0 V at its surface (with V=0 at infinity). What is the radius of the drop?

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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Chapter20: Electric Potential And Capacitance

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